Screenwriters "dig holes" into a routine in the third quarter of the screen reality show signs of fatigue

The reality show in the third quarter is actually on a decline. There are many reasons, one of which is that the audience is tired of the program team's "digging holes" routine. If you play too many tricks, it will be difficult for stars to fool and the audience will find it difficult to believe it.

Reality shows in the third quarter are actually already on a decline. There are many reasons, one of which is that the audience is tired of the program team's "digging holes" routine. However, the core task of reality TV screenwriters is to constantly dig holes: consuming physical strength is the primary stage, and more is heart-abuse, brain-burning and mutual tearing. Faced with these pits, some stars jump and some are unwilling to jump. Guo Degang and others in "The Boys in the Troupe" even staged a scene that was separated from the control of Taiwanese books, which once caused controversy. If you play too many tricks, it will be difficult for stars to fool and the audience will find it difficult to believe it.

"Our Laws"

controversy:

Is it true that the artist fell out with the show team or the plot?

The guests and the program team of "Men in Flowers" reviewed each other

during the "Men in Flowers" broadcast last week. Under the leadership of Guo Degang, the "Eastern European boys" ended the recording halfway and left the program team late at night, leaving the program team at a loss for a while. In the early morning of the next day, the men in Flowers returned collectively and confronted the program team face-to-face. They explained that it was because "they were very reluctant to participate in the arranged dance session and did not seek the opinions of the stars." During the review meeting held by both parties, the program team accused the stars of not following their original tasks and affecting the filming process. Unexpectedly, the letter asked loudly: "Just talk to us. If you have so many machines to shoot, you want to put it on the program, right? Can't you talk in private? Didn't you want a reality show? Isn't this enough?" Ou Di also questioned with a black face: "Reality shows are about being happy. If the real person is unhappy, then who will watch it?"

This video also triggered heated discussions among netizens. Many netizens questioned the authenticity of the video and believed it was a hype incident directed and performed by itself: "It's an old routine. It's deliberately exposing the conflict between the program group and the stars. In fact, it's for the sake of gaining attention."

In response, Guo Degang responded on the show,"We left because we were dissatisfied that you were playing with us and the design had loopholes. We came back as a professional character. We must discuss the itinerary and links in the show in the future." Regarding the outside world's doubts about whether they are really fleeing or putting on a fake show, Guo Degang said: "We actually have no idea at all. The reality show never knows what will happen next second. This is the original state of reality shows."

The producer of the show also said: "Through this negotiation, the production team and the stars actually became more integrated, and in the subsequent recording process, everyone became more candid and communicated more. A truly exciting reality show moves between being controllable and out of control."

How else can I dig a hole? Work, burn brains, tear each other, and challenge the limits of survival.

In fact, Guo Degang, who participated in a reality show for the first time, has always been dissatisfied with various "abuse" by the program team, including going up the snowy mountains barefoot on the first day, and diving on a high platform in the rain the next day., jumping off a 192-meter-high iron bridge,"I can't stand it if you treat me as a martial arts exercise." This situation actually confirms the common production idea of domestic reality shows: after the big brands are finished, there is star abuse and theme games are dead.

The popular "Our Laws" belongs to the category of star abuse. In this desert island survival reality show, six people, including Wu Qilong, Li Yapeng, Xiao Shenyang, and Huang Zitao, all spent more than 30 hours without a drop of water. They had no food and were physically exhausted. They could only rely on homemade equipment to filter seawater, pick coconuts, catch crabs and other means to barely maintain their lives. The only female star, Xiong Dailin, fainted directly to the ground from hunger-this is simply challenging their physiological and psychological limits.

"Let's Fight", which premiered last week, challenges the stars 'strength. In the program, in order to complete the task, Wang Kai, Wang Jiaer, and Xiao Jingteng needed to climb the 70th floor of Shanghai's Jinmao Building, which resulted in rapid physical exhaustion. After completing the physical work, the stars still need to face the brain-burning experience. However, due to the lack of rigorous program setting, the program's presentation effect is flat and attracted poor comments from the audience.

In the just-concluded second season of "Extreme Challenge", Huang Bo and Huang Lei took "brain-burning" to a new level. They also maintained a high reputation for the program because of their amazing tacit understanding and super brain power, and they were in acting. The career unexpectedly opened up new areas.

Some programs deliberately design games and tasks to create conflicts between stars. As a result, there are many tearing scenes, such as "Flowers and Teenagers".

"Real person" voice:

Tired and happy, or just for a show?

How do the stars feel when participating in these programs that constantly "dig holes" and "bury mines"?

Wu Qilong said that the most difficult time during recording was when everyone didn't eat or drink, but he never thought of giving up recording and going home directly, but thought of how to solve the problem. However, after extreme physical and psychological tests, he does not think it is a kind of abuse, but instead reflects on his happy life at present."In such an environment, there is no external interference and mobile phone, you have a lot of time to think about what you are doing. Our life is really good now, so there may be many things we have forgotten, and even the simplest happiness may be difficult for you to find in your current life. But if you are in the jungle just to find food, or to see beautiful animals and scenery, there are many moments that are beautiful, and you can easily be satisfied."

Therefore, Wu Qilong said that if the show had a second season, he would definitely participate.

Guo Degang, who has been immersed in the entertainment industry for many years, has an extremely clear view of such reality shows."In order to get you to go up and do various things, the program team will coerce and use all kinds of tricks." But why not cater to the audience's viewing psychology and accept abuse? He said,"We all take the money. What else can we do? As long as the audience thinks it's true, that's good. As for the six people, you all jump one by one, and you watch the sports channel. From the starting point of the program, you can't jump all of them. It's worthless to jump all of them. Of course, if they deliberately provoke you, just cooperate."

Speaking of this topic, Yao Ming, who only had one cameo experience on "Where Are You Going, Dad", also said that he was very tired and would never appear on a reality show again in the future.

The so-called "abuse",

who is the person whose tricks are escalating to "dig holes" for stars? The first to bear the brunt are variety writers. But everyone couldn't help but wonder: How far will the screenwriter dig the hole? Faced with such a problem, Wang Lu, one of the screenwriters of "Running Brothers", said: "We designed the theme and situation. The plot was played by the stars, and it was definitely not made up. For example, the script would say screaming, and also designed a roller coaster plot, but it's up to you to call it or not."

In the eyes of screenwriter Wang Lu,"The biggest charm of reality shows is that you don't know what will happen during the recording process. Even though the running man recorded season four, we already understand the members 'thinking style, but we still can't guess how they will play every game, and we never predict their winning or losing. The performances of stars that everyone sees are all true emotions, because the dedication and authenticity of stars are the parts we work hard to protect."

It is reported that in order to ensure the safety of the men's team, the writers and director team will personally test each game. For those particularly abusive links, the stars will also specially measure the acceptance degree. Wang Lu believes that this is a very necessary process."The writers and director team will try the game together, play it as a star, and then make choices. If they are very tired or dangerous, they will be cancelled directly. The so-called 'abuse' is actually multi-faceted. Physical strength is only the most basic and regular. Since the third season, we have actually slowly reduced the use of this type of games. Although our stars are really dedicated and have never said anything about fingerboards, quagmire, and swimming pools, not all 'abuse' is equal to good-looking. Now we will try to 'abuse' through some more clever ways, such as reciting texts is a fancy way to play."

Less routines

and more sincerity

In the end, audiences of reality TV programs are not watching the games and tasks themselves, nor the digging and jumping into the pits themselves, but the state displayed by the person in the program. This state can be a true expression, or it can be the effect of being performed and making the audience believe it. In industry terms, it is collectively referred to as the "sense of variety." No matter how many big names a star has, no matter how many fans you have and how good looks you are, if you don't have a sense of variety, it will still be a decoration in reality shows and will eventually become a burden on the show.

In fact, their sense of variety is also based on respecting people. For stars, the program team must not think that they can play casually just because they have a few big names. Once the script has been established, they must also be strict. They must have sufficient communication with the stars to stimulate their true feelings, and the standard of the program can be guaranteed.

Of course, if a star gets so much money, he will definitely "jump out of the trap". If he doesn't jump, it will seem unprofessional. The audience will inevitably complain about "taking money and not doing anything." But this does not mean that the program team can blindly dig holes, limit the number, and not blindly abuse them just for the sake of abuse. In addition, we should also avoid digging holes all routine, because with too many routines, the stars who have seen too many big scenes will lack freshness, and they will not work hard in the program, and the audience will feel disgusted. This realistic situation has a new requirement for our reality show: creativity comes first, sincerity comes first. But only in this way can the exhausted screen glow with new vitality.

Editor: yvette