Introduction to sitcom

Sitcom originated from America. The first thing to talk about is complex things and what kind of scenes to create. Second, sitcoms must be indoor dramas, and generally there is no location. What scenes did the sitcom create? Like Chaplin, in the early days, one person or several people performed in a small theater. Many people sit there watching, laughing while watching, and laughing while watching. This is called a sitcom. What should people do if they laugh on the stage? If they can't do it, join laughter as a later stage and watch it. This is a sitcom. Later, TV stations all over the country did this so-called sitcom, but they didn't do it as nonstandard, and everything was used in TV means, titles and positions. This is not a real sitcom.

Without happiness, there would be no drama.

Sitcoms must have comedy elements, so they are all called "sitcoms" in China, so that canned laughter can be added where the writers think it is absurd. In fact, many times, the preset punchline can't stimulate the audience's punchline.

Nevertheless, sitcoms should still be comedies, or in such a short time-usually about 25 minutes, it is equivalent to half the length of ordinary TV dramas; Such a monotonous stage presentation-indoor and simple lens switching, can not attract the audience by plot and picture.

The next question is how to do comedy. From the humorous way of "I Love My Family" with strong Liang Zuo color, to the language stunt of cross talk in many sitcoms, and then to the funny network language of "Legend of Wulin", sitcoms have come all the way. However, after 20 years of development, the creators gradually found that entertaining the audience is not so easy.

Relatively independent structure

Each episode of sitcom usually has a closed and relatively independent structure. Even the most complicated stories are completed in two or three episodes, which affects the creative mode of sitcoms.

After filming 100 episode of sitcom, another episode of 100 was filmed. Some people have filmed about 500 episodes. Anyway, the dramas are independent of each other, and theoretically they can continue indefinitely. This feature also makes the creation of sitcom more suitable for assembly line operation. If the audience finds a plot in the sitcom, it must be that the script is not well coordinated, because such a huge project cannot be completed by one person, but it is always difficult to maintain the unity of style.

Star guest appearances drive ratings.

Star guest appearance is a win-win result, and producers can rely on the popularity of stars to improve ratings, so watching popular sitcoms can tell which celebrity has attracted much attention; Stars can also get the maximum in a very short time; The audience can also enjoy watching the stars.

I Love My Family formed the peak of sitcom, which no one can surpass after more than 20 years, including the British director himself.

Although the creators of sitcoms made unremitting efforts, such as telling stories in some special fields, such as filming costume dramas, it is an indisputable fact that sitcoms have encountered creative bottlenecks.

So someone thought of a column drama. The earliest column drama is a program of Chongqing Satellite TV called "Night Talk in Fog City", which involves some local real people and stories and focuses on social news. After "Night Talk in Fog City", like a strong wind in spring, it blows at night and there are column dramas everywhere.

Compared with sitcoms, the biggest advantages of column dramas are low cost, ready-made stories, no need to use famous actors or focus on shooting, and post-production can completely follow the mode of TV programs, as long as it meets the broadcasting standards.

For a column drama that has gradually formed a scale, there are several issues to consider.

First, column dramas also need jokes, but simple gags and funny ways that ignore the audience's IQ are getting less and less attention;

Second, can column dramas rooted in regional culture gain wider recognition nationwide? The earliest "Fog Night Talk" insisted on using Chongqing dialect, telling all the things around the audience;

Third, while controlling the cost, it also limits the influence of the column drama. If there is no more effective propaganda method, the column drama will also be submerged in the ocean of TV dramas.

Nowadays, the audience's attention is a scarce resource. There are too many channels and columns, not to mention so many movies and TV series that have lost a lot of money to grab the market. Small-scale column dramas really do not have enough reasons to attract audiences immediately.