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Real Actor

2019–2020 · 1 season

A slow, talky look behind the curtain at performers under pressure, more instructive than thrilling.

Created by
Yu Zheng
Genres
Reality
Starring
Yu Zheng, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Zhang Jingchu
Overview
"Real Actor" combines the three concepts of studio, workplace and battlefield. By recording the actors' workplace and the survival of the studio, the audience can see the real actor's suffering, the actor's difficulty, the actor's specialty, and see the most realistic "acting school".

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Created by
Yu Zheng
Genres
Reality
Starring
Yu Zheng, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Zhang Jingchu
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • ambition
    • celebrity
    • power
    Places
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight4

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    Genres
    reality
    Created by
    Yu Zheng
    Written by
    Liao Miao Jing
    Starring
    Yu Zheng, Francis Ng Chun-yu, Zhang Jingchu, Zhang Songwen, Zhao Lusi, Zheng Qiuhong, Lu Yuxiao, Wang Yuwen
    Length
    1 seasons, 14 episodes, 120 min each
    Network
    Youku
    Country
    China
    Languages
    Mandarin

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