Sohu Video pioneers forensic industry dramas. Why is "Forensic Qin Ming" worth looking forward to?

I believe that the audience's understanding of the forensic profession mostly comes from a number of old Hong Kong dramas, such as "Forensic Heroes" and "Forensic Files". Since then, the introduction of forensic American dramas such as "CSI", "Dexter" and "Undead Forensics" has subverted the audience's traditional view of the forensic profession. Previously, the domestic documentary "Forensic Secret Files" also received a good reputation after being broadcast on CCTV, indicating that the audience in front of the screen is full of curiosity about the mysterious and unfamiliar forensic profession.

Although the Chinese people are so interested in this field, there has never been an industry drama about forensic themes in the country.

In order to meet the needs of the audience and challenge new types of dramas, Sohu Video teamed up with well-known director Xu Ang to shoot the country's first forensic industry drama "Forensic Qin Ming", which was exclusively launched on Sohu Video on October 13.

How to shoot a forensic-themed web drama?

As the first forensic industry drama in China, "Forensic Qin Ming" had no precedent to refer to in its filming, so the series needed to explore on its own in terms of shooting scale, script adaptation, scene setting, and performance techniques. The audience couldn't help but ask what style the domestic forensic dramas are in?

In order to better present the first forensic web drama, this drama invited director Xu Ang, who directed the movie "Twelve Citizens" and won many honors including the Best Film at the 9th Rome International Film Festival, the Best Film and Best Director at the 12th Film Channel Media Awards, and the Best Director Debut Award at the 30th China Film Golden Rooster Awards.

This was his first time "touching the Internet". He had a unique understanding of the original novel and said that the creation of the TV series was both faithful to the original and boldly adapted. The plot was compact and detailed, and the characters were vivid and full. He also looked forward to meeting the expectations of the audience and fans after it was broadcast.

"Forensic Qin Ming" is adapted from the popular suspense novel "The Eleventh Finger" by the famous writer Qin Ming. The story unfolds from the perspective of forensic Qin Ming, telling the story of the golden case-solving team composed of him, forensic assistant Dabao, and criminal police captain Lin Tao who repeatedly solve strange cases. A high degree of documentary and professionalism is a major feature of the original work of "Forensic Qin Ming". Characters and plots are not the focus of shaping, but film and television dramas are destined to pursue dramatic conflicts and even emotional presentation. Therefore, "Forensic Qin Ming" did not copy the original work, but made changes in the character image setting. After the behind-the-scenes team had a deep understanding of the case-solving process, Lin Tao was changed to the captain of the criminal police, and Dabao was changed to a female assistant in the play, and together with the cold forensic Qin Ming, they formed the protagonist group of this play.

In the play, Zhang Ruoyun takes the lead in restoring the most realistic crime scene and the most original state of forensic work. In order to better interpret the story and characters, before playing Qin Ming, Zhang Ruoyun deliberately consulted many veteran forensic doctors, and often communicated deeply with the original author Qin Ming himself and many forensic doctors during the filming breaks, putting in a lot of effort.

Striving to set a benchmark for genre dramas, Sohu Video challenges itself again

In the past two years, the filming of online self-made dramas has developed rapidly, and many explorations and attempts have been made in the types of themes. Zhang Chaoyang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sohu, said that daring to try new things and being good at trying new things are the biggest characteristics of Sohu Video, and it is also the original intention that has never changed. This time, Sohu Video and Boji Tianjuan have joined hands to boldly try to truly restore the mysterious profession of forensic medicine in the industry. "Forensic Qin Ming" is not only the first forensic industry drama in China, but will also bring a major innovation and breakthrough in domestic professional genre dramas.

In some previous crime-themed dramas, in order to increase ratings, producers increased the proportion of bloody, violent and even crime-inducing images in the camera language, creating a heavy taste, which directly led to the film being taken off the screen.

As the censorship of online dramas becomes increasingly strict, how directors can grasp the scale of blood type and violence in criminal investigation themes has become the key. Xu Ang revealed, "I think it's good to let the real reaction exist objectively. We will not deliberately exaggerate the bloody things, but at the same time we also need to let the audience see what kind of work forensic doctors are facing, how difficult their work is, and how vulnerable the people they have to protect are, so we will try to choose a compromise between the two."

Judging from the final trailer of "Forensic Qin Ming", the entanglement of the characters' fate and the tense rhythm of the plot are beginning to emerge. Qin Ming is born and dies in a series of bizarre cases, and hatred, fear, justice and other forces wrestle, allowing the audience to feel the complex emotions and entanglements of "there are evil hands in the eternal damnation, and there is a Buddha's heart in the peaceful world". It is predicted that after the broadcast of this film, it will be sought after by fans of the original novel, fans and audiences interested in forensic investigation themes, and will become a phenomenal self-made drama of Sohu Video this year.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.