If science and technology are established, the nation will be established, and if science and technology are strong, the country will be strong. In recent years, various hot events and hot topics related to science and technology have appeared frequently. Film and television practitioners have seen the creative potential of technology as a material bonanza and have joined them one after another. A large number of technology-themed film and television works shined on the screen. These works focus on the forefront of scientific and technological development, artistically reproduce the magnificent picture of the development of my country's scientific and technological undertakings, reflect the progress of the country's development through the history of science and technology, promote patriotism, demonstrate the national spirit of continuous self-improvement, innovation and change, and sing the development of China's science and technology in the new era. 's soaring melody.
Multi-angle and multi-form, all-round narration of the glorious history of China's scientific and technological development
Technology is the weapon of the country. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country has fully implemented the innovation-driven development strategy and built a world power in science and technology. "Tianwen No. 1" to "artificial sun", C919 large aircraft, high-speed maglev test prototype... Each item of "important weapon of the country" has made the Chinese people proud and attracted the attention of the world. my country's scientific and technological strength is moving towards the accumulation of quantity. The qualitative leap has also become an important source of technology-themed film and television creation.

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TV dramas give full play to the advantages of long narratives and vividly tell the stories of Chinese science and technology. "Ask the Sky" tells the story of China's aerospace researchers breaking through the dual dilemma of foreign technology blockade and backward basic industries from 1996 to the present, and has gradually made major achievements in the fields of new rocket first flight, satellite navigation system, etc. Weak to strong development history. "You Are My Glory" looks at the rapid development and changes of China's aerospace industry from the perspective of youth, and explores how the realization of individual values can be integrated into major national missions. National aerospace professional organizations have praised them one after another, believing that the work "highly restores the true state of space workers and the problems they face in life and work". "Melody of Endeavour" focuses on the difficult process of the younger generation of researchers in developing major technological equipment and bearing technologies such as tidal energy generator sets that can generate electricity continuously, and highlights the spirit of parallel development of China's economy, society and technology in the new era.

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Many science and technology documentaries give full play to their documentary functions. Through live shooting in scientific research sites, interviews with front-line scientific researchers and digital technology simulation restoration, they truly record the pace of China's scientific and technological progress. "Next Station, Mars" details the entire process of the "Tianwen No. 1" Mars probe to achieve the world's first orbit, landing, and inspection of Mars. There are also documentaries such as "Our Journey" and "Endeavouring China". These works have both a macroscopic scientific vision and subtle details, which truly reproduce the Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions contributed by China's scientific and technological development to the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

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Not to be outdone in the field of variety shows, they have been involved in technology themes one after another. "The Burning Brain of the Strongest Brain" is positioned as "Youth Brain", "From the Earth" focuses on "future science fiction", "Intelligent Future" creates "warm technology", "I am the future", "Extraordinary wit", "Come on, Programs such as "Toward the Future" brought professional scientific words such as "gravitational waves", "cloud computing" and "big data" into the audience's field of vision, causing heated discussions in the society. These film and television works are of different shapes and angles, or outline the development process of science and technology with the style of historians, or inject scientific spirit with a rigorous attitude, or express the beauty of science and technology with dazzling technology, and integrate into national strategic deployment. The brushstrokes depict the magnificent picture of the development of contemporary science and technology, expand the subject area of domestic literary and artistic creation, and form a unique type of film and television.
Innovative expression techniques to enhance the artistic appeal of technology-themed film and television dramas
The Chinese nation has been a nation that loves exploration and pursues innovation since ancient times. The great poet Qu Yuan asked, "The upper and lower are not in shape, why should we examine them?" "The sun and the moon belong to them? , Li Shizhen tasted all kinds of herbs, and thousands of households splattered the blood of Tianjiang. Contemporary scientific stories of pursuing innovation and breakthroughs are even more colorful, and the spirit of selfless dedication of scientists for the development of the motherland makes people feel respectful. In order to express the patriotism and scientific spirit carried in these scientific research stories in a way that the audience likes to see, the creators continue to innovate and make breakthroughs to enhance the artistic appeal of the works.

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Adhering to the realistic creation method and shaping typical characters is an artistic method commonly used in science and technology film and television dramas. The main body of scientific research is scientists, and the art of film and television is the art of expressing people. The creation extracts typical characters from the prototypes of scientific researchers and shapes them in three dimensions. Fang Xiaotian graduated from the Department of Physics of Peking University. He is talented but arrogant and lacks a sense of discipline. With his in-depth understanding of the aerospace industry, he has a lofty sense of mission and responsibility, especially when he and his colleagues were cold in the early morning. In the desert of china, we swear together for spaceflight, which makes our blood boil. In "You Are My Glory", Yu Tu faced the temptation test of a million-dollar annual salary, and finally chose to honor his inner love and dedicate his youth to the aerospace industry. The protagonist Lin Jie in "The Melody of Endeavour" secretly changed his major, gave up the favorable treatment in foreign laboratories and returned to China, overcame difficulties such as foreign technology blockade and lack of funds, and carried out trend energy projects.

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There are also many works that enhance the artistic standard by strengthening the use of technology. This is more evident in documentaries and traditional cultural programs. For example, "Flying to the Moon" uses a lot of 3D animation technology to demonstrate how the "Er Rabbit" lunar rover landed and inspected on the moon, creating a strong sense of presence and immersion; in the documentary "See Sanxingdui again", archaeologists made CTs for bronze objects. 3D scanning, using RTK archaeological surveying and mapping total station to accurately record the geomorphological information of the archaeological area, and many high-tech means "you sing and I will appear"; in "2060", the virtual human became the protagonist of the stage performance, and the program team mobilized dozens of mobile Capture cameras and VR cameras, the effect presented is beautiful... These film and television works highlight the creative thinking of "technology + art", using typical, popular and technical methods to make those familiar names in history books become Each vivid and touching story brings those cool and cutting-edge technologies into the field of vision of thousands of audiences, promotes lofty ideals, and embodies profound aesthetic qualities.
Expand creative horizons and inspire people's better imagination for the future
In recent years, science and technology-themed film and television works have been greatly improved in both quantity and quality, playing an important role in conveying scientific knowledge, conveying scientific spirit, and stimulating national self-confidence, and have become a beautiful landscape in themed creations. At present, the world is undergoing rapid changes unseen in a century, and a new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation is advancing by leaps and bounds. Technological innovation has become a key variable that affects and changes the global competition pattern. It can be said that the theme of science and technology has ushered in the best period of development. However, judging from the current creation, the number is not large, especially the excellent works in TV series are relatively few, which do not fully reflect the practice and achievements of my country's science and technology. Science and technology themes are a bonanza, and practitioners should strengthen their creative efforts and explore new content from multiple perspectives. From a horizontal perspective, we can focus on cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, quantum information, life and health, and biological breeding, showing China's progress, the changes of the times, and the importance of innovation; from a vertical perspective, we can also turn our attention to ancient Chinese scientific and technological figures and explore It contains the charm of traditional technology and culture; looking forward to the future, it can also strengthen the creation of science fiction themes, and use unrestrained imagination to stimulate the people's beautiful imagination of the future.
Audiences love to watch high-quality science and technology-themed film and television dramas. Objectively speaking, there are still some flaws in some of the current science and technology works, such as relatively blunt methods, some thin characters, and some distorted plots. The first thing to do is to deal with the relationship between the real and the fictional. Good science and technology works should be historically, technologically, and artistically authentic. It should not sacrifice authenticity for the sake of drama, and should not exaggerate and highlight personal abilities, and grasp the degree of reality and reality. Second, we must deal with the relationship between professionalism and popularization. Science and technology works should not only be supported by professional scientific theories, but also be told in popular narrative discourse, so as to explain the profound things in simple language and be suitable for mass communication. In short, through innovations in subject matter, content, form, and technology, we must strive to achieve unity of ideology and artistry, use wonderful stories and vivid characters, tell Chinese science and technology stories well, and carry forward the national spirit of pioneering and innovative.
(Author: Hu Xiang, is a special researcher at the Beijing Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and an assistant researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Administration of Radio and Television. This article was originally published in the 15th edition on June 8, 2022)