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中式微短劇浪潮席捲英國:為滑動時代而生的「碎片化」劇集
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中式微短劇浪潮席捲英國:為滑動時代而生的「碎片化」劇集

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中国微短剧在英国流行,ReelShort、CandyJar、DramaBox等应用提供60至90秒短集,中国市场规模超1000亿元人民币,英国观众利用碎片时间观看,部分作品因厌女和暴力内容引发争议。

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Why It Matters

微短剧起源于中国,由网络小说改编,制作成本低廉且拍摄快捷,已在韩国、印度和美国流行,英国观众通过ReelShort、CandyJar、DramaBox等应用观看。

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每天晚上,希瑟·夏罗克都会坐下来观看自己最喜爱的剧集。

但那不是在网飞、BBC iPlayer,甚至不是在电视上播放,而是在她的手机里。

我们之中有些人或许每晚能看完几集最新追看的剧集,Heather 却能一口气追看几十集,因为这位来自苏格兰、55岁的女子迷上了微短剧。

Heather 说:「现在世界上有太多乱七八糟的事情在发生,能够暂时放空,不去想那些事情,感觉很好。」

微短剧在中国早已大受欢迎,如今在英国也愈来愈流行,可在 ReelShort、CandyJar 和 DramaBox 等应用程式上观看。上星期,制作方宣布将经典肥皂剧《家有芳邻》的故事线重新剪辑成超短的直式剧集,这是这种形式正逐步走向主流的最新迹象之一。

微短剧由节奏明快、张力十足的短篇集数组成,每集通常长60至90秒。许多作品聚焦于禁忌之恋、家族纷争和隐藏身份的亿万富翁等主题,而几乎每一集都会以戏剧性的悬念作结。每部作品通常有50集或以上,因此总时长与一部长篇电影相若。

来自苏格兰、45岁的影迷黛安·艾特肯将她喜爱的狼人与吸血鬼题材微短剧形容为1980年代美国肥皂剧《家族风云》或《王朝》的「加强版」。

微短剧如何在英国成为潮流

出生于中国的电影制作人孙慧明表示,这类剧集于2010年代末在中国出现,最初是由网络小说改编而成,制作成本低廉且拍摄快捷;对许多观众而言,它们是一种逃避现实的方式。

来自唐卡斯特、46岁的莎拉-简·伦恩表示,微短剧帮助她度过人生中的艰难时期。她说:「我立刻就上瘾了。我不用想太多。」

珍·库珀是微短剧观众,现时则担任行业顾问。她对此表示认同。她说,微短剧最初主要受到寻找爱情题材内容的中年女性欢迎,许多 BookTok 和浪漫奇幻爱好者都会观看,但如今已吸引更广泛的观众群。

根据中国国家广播电视总局数据,去年中国微短剧市场规模超过1000亿元人民币,观众人数突破8亿。但微短剧在韩国、印度和美国同样受欢迎,而亚马逊 Prime、Peacock 和 Disney+ 等流媒体平台都已宣布计划在服务中加入微短剧。

在英国,自称全国首个专门微短剧应用程式的 TattleTV 于今年稍早推出;而皇家电视学会则于今夏举办有关微短剧的行业座谈会。

各家公司也希望把握微短剧热潮,为社交媒体制作品牌短片广告,其中包括傑米·奥利弗、合作社,以及第四频道电视台与 Sol de Janeiro 合作推出的作品。

可当作「零食」般观看的剧集

威尔士制作公司 Spare Arrow 的夏洛特·布罗肯布罗表示,微短剧必须节奏明快,才能留住观众注意力。该公司于今年制作首部微短剧系列。

她说:「如果剧本和影片留白太多,观众就会觉得无聊,然后滑走。」

除了节奏飞快之外,微短剧受欢迎的原因之一是观众可以利用零碎时间观看,因此有分析人士形容它们为「零食式内容」。

安格利亚鲁斯金大学电影与媒体副教授蒂娜·肯德尔博士表示,微短剧亦迎合了观众转向「随意、低投入、可以随时开始和停止观看」的趋势。

有受访者向BBC表示,他们会在接孩子放学时于车内观看;也有人表示,会一处处理家务或行政工作,一边把微短剧当作背景播放。

Sarah-Jayne 说,由于剧情走向通常「太容易预料」,她甚至可以一边工作一边看。

专门的微短剧应用程式通常先让用户免费观看头几集,之后则要求付费订阅。CandyJar 年费49英镑,DramaBox 则收费110英镑。不过,大部分微短剧平台都允许追剧观众购买按周计算的订阅服务,或透过观看广告换取免费集数。

当你浏览这些应用程式时,黑帮头目、欢喜冤家变情人,以及牛仔等主题一再出现。

孙慧明表示,中国制作公司经常复制成功公式,只作微小改动,而 Heather 对此亦深有同感。

她说:「很多其实都是同一个故事,只是换了不同背景设定。」又说自己已经「看腻了」亿万富翁行政总裁题材。

较为离奇的剧名包括《我领养了被偷走的孩子》、《迷恋我的英国牛仔》,以及《我在圣诞节找到一位无家可归的亿万富翁丈夫》。

一些观众表示,部分剧情有贬低女性之嫌,其中某些作品粗糙地描绘暴力和性侵情节。曾于2024年出演首部微短剧的演员可可·泰勒说:「这甚至变成了一个笑话,女演员在吃午饭之前就已经遭遇了无数可怕的事情,哭喊了上千万次。」

泰勒表示,她曾拒绝接演某些作品,因为她认为那些剧集过于厌女。不过,她与许多微短剧爱好者都表示,故事质量已经有所提升,他们认为这是因为现在有更多剧情由美国和英国团队编写;他们亦热切谈论微短剧正逐步拓展至喜剧、惊悚和恐怖等类型。

快速、低成本且「具财务吸引力」

制作公司 Black Swan 创始人海登·韦克林于今年稍早通过电影业界人士首次听闻微短剧。他说:「快转到现在,已经变成所有人都在谈论的话题。」

韦克林表示,从财务角度来看,微短剧对导演与制作人非常有吸引力。拍摄一部时长介乎60至90分钟的微短剧通常不足两星期,因此能有效降低成本。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 更多英国本土团队将编写微短剧内容,类型将拓展至喜剧、惊悚和恐怖。

    Likely · Within months

  • 流媒体平台将继续加入微短剧服务。

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • 微短剧在英国的具体用户数量是多少?
  • 监管机构将如何应对微短剧中的暴力和厌女内容?
  • 英国本土制作的微短剧未来市场份额将如何变化?

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This article was originally published by BBC中文.

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