May 03, 2024

Sha Xiaotong: The opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games reflects love (Figure)


Sha Xiaotong, chief designer of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games (Aladdin Lighting Network)

It seems to be a few tubes of dry paint, which can be transformed into a beautiful picture by the hands of the painter; likewise, a few lifeless lighting instruments can create a dreamland under the control of the lighting engineer. Light is the life of space. Sha Xiaotong, the chief lighting designer, took the artistic creed and led the team to create the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games until the opening and closing of the Paralympic Games. Even the distant audience will be sucked into the TV. The bird's nest is in the middle of it. However, the creation of beauty always needs to overcome the shackles of physical equipment, as well as the boring test of hundreds of angles, colors, and light and darkness, Sha Xiaotong said.

Five kinds of blue to create fresh lake water

The total color of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games is blue. Whether the sky is turned into a starry sky or the white birds flying on the ground, you need a tranquil blue like the lake to match. Many viewers don't think too much, thinking that this is a normal blue light, but in the midst of it, it seems that the lake is really swaying.

This lake is actually not simple. If there is only one level, the scene will be flat and dull; therefore, we generally have at least dark blue, medium blue, light blue, cool blue and green and warm yellow yellow. These five blue Color interlacing can be achieved. Sha Xiaoxiao smiled and uncovered the secret behind this visual effect, and gave an example of the singing atmosphere of the theme song "Let Me Have You".

In the center of the main stage white jade plate, the image casts a light blue water ripple; the disk body sprays a faint mist of water, so that the image is formed on the water mist and the ground to form a virtual and real effect, creating a dreamlike feeling; white jade plate Surrounded by a dark blue base, the surface is covered with a layer of light blue light. On the one hand, the lake is three-dimensional, while the dancer's face is brightened, without drowning in the depths; the lead singer on the white jade plate also needs With the white chasing light, the blue that has been covered by the upper body is washed away, making it a shining point in the field of view. Sha Xiaotong said that when the image of the water ripples in the center rippled, pushing the three or four levels of light and shadow intertwined, coupled with the flying images on the far side of the bowl, the whole lake would live.

This seamless picture requires all 2600 computer lights in the nest to be completed at the same time. Sha Xiaolan introduced that they distributed the lights in the auditorium of the Bird's Nest and the top of the seven tracks, covering all corners of the venue. In order to let the hand of the brush come, the seven tracks are divided into five or six angles of front, back, left, right, and top to bottom. Sha Xiaotong, who is striving for excellence, said that he would not see any light deviating from the angle, otherwise it would destroy the overall beauty.

A wonderful pen engraving flower

In the summer of the "Four Seasons", the props of the lotus flower, the surface needs a layer of light pink, it will appear more vivid, and the branches under the lotus flower need to be sketched with light yellow light. Light yellow is brighter than pink, which makes the object look more solid and even has a sculptural feel. Sha Xiaotong said that he often reminded himself not to ignore these small details, and it is often a good pen to make flowers.

In a dark blue light, the face of an actor is often blurred, and even a purple color like pig liver appears. In order to restore the actor's skin tone to normal, it is often necessary to wash away the original color with lighter light. A single actor is relatively well handled, but this opening ceremony has a large number of group performances. Later, we found a way to find a suitable angle from the low side to engrave the group image of the character. In order to find this so-called appropriate angle, Sha Xiaolan and his team experimented dozens of times.

In the theme song "Let Me Have You", the male and female singers from the beginning of the deep affection, to the climax part of the joint hand-in-hand, the surrounding colors are also changing with the plot. At the beginning, Bai Yutai was surrounded by the outermost circle of deep blue, and at the moment when the music pushed to the apex, it became a shy rose red, forming a bright aura. This change will undoubtedly promote the direction of inner feelings, and must conform to the rhythm of music. The time of change must be second to none. Sha Xiaolan said that it is not red, too irritating; not yellow, too pale; it is rose red, in order to express the care and love of the Paralympic Games.






Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games opening, rainbow runway against the lights

Perfectionism dreams are also snow and flowers

A seemingly simple rose red, the process of creation is not simple. In addition to the creator's many years of stage experience, the focus on music and light and shadow at that moment is also a must. On August 30, when the lighting team first entered the Bird's Nest for the Paralympic Games, several of the main soul-creating people in the control room were a little embarrassed. A staff member of the props department smiled and recalled to reporters. At that time, he was looking for Sha Xiaotong and the director of the lighting design studio, Yu Fusheng, and found that he hadn’t responded for a long time. Just like he didn’t hear it, he later could only turn back. Say.

Not even did not hear, it is impossible to distract. When the reporter asked for evidence, Sha Xiaoxiao said with a smile. The light is not a simple lighting, it is also rhythmic like music, and it won't work. Otherwise, why should we convey the emotional atmosphere of so-called warmth and care? Find the rhythm to shine in people's hearts.

The spring, summer, autumn and winter in the "Four Seasons" last night, not the colors of pink, green, yellow and blue, are so simple, but they are selected from the countless spring, summer, autumn and winter created by Sha Xiaolan. Whether it is early autumn or late autumn, it is a slightly sad autumn or a colorful autumn, and he has been pondered for a while. Finally, I chose to express this season with the beauty of golden harvest. Sha Xiaotong said.

It’s just a small difference. It’s often a shame that Sha Xiaolian has been counting for a few days. When the first time in the field and the actors, programs, and props were combined, many small places were not quite satisfactory. For example, in winter, the snowflake on the ring is a bit like a petal, and it looks awkward. Sha Xiaolan said with a smile, those dreaming that night, the snow is not the peach tree in the mind, until the end of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, it finally disappeared.

The light was once considered to be lighting

Sha Xiaolan said that during the development of Chinese stage performances, the lighting was initially ignored. Many directors even thought that lighting was lighting, and lighting engineers only counted as skilled workers. But now more and more directors recognize the artistic value of lighting, use it to create the dimension of time and space, and even be willing to change the original scheduling of actors to match the lighting, the treatment is not what it used to be.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games, the lighting design as the first batch of creative personnel after the three general directors were determined, the first to participate in the discussion and formulation of all design plans. Several experts interviewed by the reporter said that Sha Xiaotong’s election for this position deservedly deserved, because he was an important person in promoting the status of lighting in China’s stage performance. This time, through the presentation of the Olympics and Paralympics, he also won international An unparalleled evaluation of lighting creation.

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