Analysis on the Influence of Drama Virtual Technique on the Creation of Film and

Abstract. The virtual technique in Chinese drama makes the aesthetic feeling of the audiences enriched in enjoying the art of stage performance to their heart's content when the reality of life is reflected by drama. Also， the position of the animation art has been promoted by the expression and extension of the drama art spirit and expression technique in the creation of film and television animations to be greatly improved. In this paper， the characteristics of the virtual technique in drama are briefly introduced， and also the influence of the virtual technique on the creation of film and television animations is analyzed.

Key words： Drama； Virtual Technique； Creation of Film and Television Animations

1. Introduction

Virtual technique is one of the characteristics of Chinese drama， and also a theory foundation for the emergence of drama stylization. The emergence of the virtual technique has a very close tie with the emergence， development and traditional ideology and culture of Chinese drama. Just because of the application of virtual technique， a stage technique， which gives a reflection to the infinite life with a limited space， is created， making not only Chinese drama unique and special in both performance actions and stage time and space， and also the aesthetic feeling of the audiences enriched in enjoying the art of stage performance to their heart's content when the reality of life is reflected by drama.

The art of film and television animations is a type of expansion of extension of a drama form， and unceasingly absorbs the nutrition from drama in the long development course. Its pursuing in the realistic and artistic feelings of the actual life also needs a virtual and presumed expression way. The applications of high-tech means， changeability and creative thinking ways have promoted the film and television animations to incisively and vividly express the scenes that cannot be realized on real stages. In addition， the changeability and creative thinking ways are originated from the application of the virtual technique of drama.

2. Emergence of Virtual Technique

Drama is the general name of the stage performance arts， which achieve the narrative purposes in the forms of languages， actions， dances， music， etc. It is an art， in which an entire story or situation is performed by the actors in the forms of dialogue， singing， actions， etc. "Actor"， "story （context）"， "stage （performance field）" and "audiences" are the four elements of a drama. Among these four elements， actor is the spokesman of the roles of a drama， and has to possess the ability in performance. Therefore， it is the most important element in comparison with the other three elements； without the performance of actors， there is nothing to talk about drama. It is necessary to reflect the infinite life through the limited means， and also the art of drama needs to make a deformation to life. Virtual technique is just one of the deformation techniques， but also a basic technique that is always used in drama； the virtual technique in Chinese drama can be traced back to the sacrifice dancing performances in the ancient times. In performance， a set of special songs and dances were created by witches through the virtualization of gods' actions， aiming at calling gods through the performance of the dances of witches. With the continuous development of drama， virtual technique has been gradually penetrated in drama， and also developed into a stage technique for the virtual situation of character's actions. Therefore， the aesthetic principles and deductive methods of drama are formed.

In the long development course， the artists of Chinese drama had overcome all sorts of difficulties and generated its own unique artistic characteristic （virtual technique） because of the specific historical environment， cultural foundation and national psychological features. Chinese drama was gradually formed and developed under the low material conditions and the social environment in which stage technology was backward. Therefore， in dealing with the relationship between art and life， Chinese drama is different from the realistic style of the western drama， but carries on the aesthetic tendency of Chinese aesthetics for vigorously pursuing something in spirit. Chinese drama formed its own unique virtual characteristic on the requirement of capturing the romantic charm of descriptive objects and on the basis of the aesthetic idea of essential "spirit likeness". This unique virtual technique， under the influence of the traditional aesthetic theory， is not only based on life， but also is not limited to life. This is a refinement and surpassing of life.

3. Influence of Drama Virtual Technique on the Creation of Film and Television Animations

Assumption is primarily a general and extremely important category in the cognition of art， and it sets the inner and extremely delicate mutual connection between art phenomenon and life. B？Ridan， from the Soviet Union， defined the art of film and television animations as a kind of assumptive and virtual performance in the sense of aesthetics. In drama， the virtual technique used for stage and characters is greatly making a promotion to the development of the creation of film and television animations. From the perspective of virtual technique， drama can play an important influence and guidance part in the creation of film and television animations. This can be specifically embodied in the virtualization of the mental space of the characters， the virtualization of the images of the characters， and the virtualization of the stage time and space.

First of all， the virtualization of the mental space of the characters can play an influence on the creation of film and television animations. Lighting and stage， music and sounds， and symbolization and implication are the artistic techniques， which are used in drama for setting off the inner world of the characters as well as the spiritual exchange between characters. The virtualization of the mental space of the characters in drama not only brings an extremely great free space for the artistic performances of playwrights and actors， but also makes an expansion to the wide area for drama to express life. At the stage in which there was nothing provided for drama， actors usually displayed the colorful scenes through their own performances and tried to guide the audiences to feel complicated life and different kinds of mysteries in life. The film and television animations， through the applications of colors， the motions of images and the far and near scenes of camera lens， arouse the spiritual perception of the audiences and subsequently reach the purpose of the emotional communication when bringing visual experience to the audiences. In the creation of the film and television animations， symbolization and implication are two commonly-used expressive techniques， making the space felt by audiences gradually expanded to the perception associations and emotional responses of taste and tactile senses on the basis of visual space. The art of time and space develops from the visual perception to the interactive space， completely making a change to the passive appreciation of the audiences. Then， the audiences can be promoted to actively make explorations on the performances of the actors in the film and television animations and the intentions of the directors. Therefore， a spiritual dialogue between audiences and files can be realized on the basis of interaction. This is also the significance of the exploration on the virtualization of the mental space of the characters in drama and its application in the creation of the film and television animations. At present， applying the direct artistic form full of actions and power to express the life of human is the dominant mode of the film and television animations； the film elements and drama elements can play a role mutually. Therefore， such a drama mode is dramatic in itself. In the creation of the film and television animations， the expansion to the field of the creation of art relies on the progress of science and technology. However， the ultimate home for the art of the modern film and television animations is still a kind of drama art， which can give a reflection to the pursuits of people in life and spirit.

Second， the virtualization of the images of the characters can play an influence on the creation of film and television animations. Character is the soul of drama. Actors， as the most important one among the four elements of drama， give an expression to the beautiful life through the creation and depict of character image， personality， and emotion. In the performance of a drama， the characters are abstracted and symbolized with a symbolic performance that is rich in poetic quality or flavor， and thus the verisimilar reappearance is broken. In the meantime， the personality characteristics of the images of the characters are expressed to be richer and more outstanding. This can be best proven by the facial makeup in Beijing Opera， as shown in figure 1. The red face symbolizes loyalty， honest and great courage； the black face not only gives an expression to a character serious in speech and manner， but also symbolizes power， rudeness and straightforwardness； the white face is used for expressing a character treacherous and suspicious on things； the blue face means that a character is with uprightness and stubbornness， etc. In the art of film and television animations， the creation of the characters is of the same importance. In the creation， through the digital technology， not only the short and small character images can be created and also some images beyond reality and full of imagination images can be realized， and subsequently the requirements of the audiences on the images in the film and television animations can also be fulfilled.

Red Face Black Face

White Face Blue Face

Fig.1： Facial Makeup in Beijing Opera

Finally， the virtualization of the stage time and space can play an influence on the creation of film and television animations. Drama is a kind of artistic form， which sources from life. To express the infinite life in the limited space on stage， it is necessary for drama to break through the virtual characteristics limited by the national life forms， give an expression to the real life by deforming the objective things， achieve a vivid effect through the exquisite performances of the artists， and subsequently give a reflection to the infinite life space. Through the techniques of the time and space art， drama conveys an infinite artistic conception to the audiences on the basis of summarizing and abstracting the story environment and background information. On drama stages， the actors can give an expression to two scenes indoor and outdoor through a pushing-hand action， leaving a wide space for the imagination of the audiences. This is a specific reflection given to the virtualization of the stage time and space in drama. In drams， the virtualization of the stage time and space has also been applied in the creation of the film and television animations， in which things are associated together and the contents that can't be directly seen in the real life are created through the application of technology. Through the application of the virtualization of the stage time and space， what the film and television animations bring to people much more is the beauty of the artistic conception when stimulating their sense organs. Today， the philosophy and aesthetic meaning of the time and space concepts get increasingly wider. Along with the development of the film and television animations （a modern visual communication art）， many non-realistic effects can be realized through the image technology， making an unlimited expansion to the virtualization of the stage time and space. Meanwhile， the concepts of time and space are expressed to be increasingly more comprehensive. However， the abstraction and simplification of the virtual stages in the film and television animations are not as good as drama. Therefore， it is necessary to make a further enhancement in the development of film and television animations.