Drama in the laboratory

博士生往往被说成是架着厚厚眼镜片不懂风情的木讷书呆子.但最近,一个网络微型剧集改变了人们的看法,这部剧集由北京大学信息科学技术学院的几名博士生拍摄,主要讲述博士生的日常生活.每集时长10分钟.

Doctoral students are often stereotyped as dull bookworms in thick glasses. But recently, a series of online mini-dramas depicting the daily life of PhDs which were produced by doctoral students in the School of Information Science and Technology at Peking University changed people's mind. Each serial is a 10-minute video.

这部情景剧的编剧、导演和剪辑都是24岁的微电子学专业博士生张宇识.在拍摄过程中,他没有借助任何专业帮助.为了节省时间和资金,故事背景设定在一间实验室内,所有戏份也都在实验室中摄制完成——这里往往是人们眼中书呆子的领地.博士生们从北京大学电视台借来摄像机,并在三日之内完成了拍摄.

Zhang Yushi, 24, a doctoral student majoring in microelectronics, wrote, directed and edited the dramas. During production, Zhang did not have professional help. In order to save time and money, the story is set in a laboratory, often considered the nerds' domain. They borrowed cameras from Peking University TV station and shot the series in three days.

片中场景多为师生对话,虽然会使用一些科技术语,但都简单易懂."我觉得这是理科生第一次在实验室里拍摄系列节目." 张宇识说."我们以一种科学精神来学习制作流程."

Most of the scenes involved dialogue between students and teachers. Scientific terms are used but are easy to understand. "I think it is the first time students majoring in science have shot a series of programs set in a lab," said Zhang. "We learned the production process as we went along with a kind of scientific spirit."

道具加上10盒录像带仅花了500元.大多数场景拍摄了两条.由于日程紧张,他们甚至连早饭和午饭都顾不上吃.张宇识表示,和朋友们一起创作的过程很有趣.为了尽快完成拍摄,所有演员都是邀来的好友."不为赚钱,仅为娱乐." 张宇识说.

It cost only 500 Yuan for stage property and 10 videotapes. Most of the scenes were shot in two takes. The schedule was tight that they even skipped breakfast and lunch. Zhang said it was fun to work with friends in a creative process. To complete the shooting as quickly as possible, all the actors were friends. "It was not for profit, only for fun," said Zhang.

词语注释：

情景剧（qíngjǐngjù）scene play

不解风情（Bù jiě fēngqíng）lack a sense of romance

木讷（mùnè）dull书呆子（shūdāizi）bookworm

剪辑（jiǎnjí）edit

理科（lǐkē）students majoring in science

流程（liúchéng） process

道具（dàojù）property; prop

(Source: myechinese.com)