The Research On The Creation Of Independent Documentaries Of China

This paper takes the independent documentaries of China which appeared in the late1990sas the primary study object. It belongs to the category of "independent images". With theimprovement of the videotape theory and advances in technology and the widespread popularityof new media, new communication carrier, more and more people spend much time on thecreation of independent documentaries with the camera, DV, and even mobile phones. Thecreation of independent documentaries is booming.Based on the identity of the independent documentary creator and the experience of thecreation of the independent documentaries by himself, this paper will talk about independentdocumentaries from its creative aspects. Combined with their own personal experience, thisarticle will discuss about independent documentary production from the creation concept and theway of production and the theory and practice aspects, through the systematic organization of thewhole creation process of independent documentary involved and clarify how to grasp the themeand dig the truth in the process of creation.The article is divided into four chapters. It will research the creation of the Chineseindependent documentaries from four aspects:The first chapter: the evolution of the creation of Chinese independent documentaries. Thecreative environment, creative subject and creative concept of Chinese independentdocumentaries have changed a lot since it was born. This chapter will analyze the creativeevolution of Chinese independent documentaries from three aspects, and look out the uniquestyle of Chinese independent documentaries.The second chapter: the unique style of the creation of Chinese independent documentary.The style of creation is different from that of the documentary itself. This chapter mainlyanalyzes from two aspects: the combination of professional production and personal emotionalexpression, the combination of real records and examine itself. The third chapter: the creative practice of China’s independent documentaries. As the keychapter of this paper, it will analyze the specific creation of independent documentaries from theauthor’s own creation practice. It includes how to determine the core value of the selected topic,how to dig the more hidden story lines and how the relevant material, particular film andexpression, some of the problems found in the creative process, and get big harvest, etc. Thecreation of the specific details will be analyzed in order to summarize practical experience andcombine the theory and practice of the creation well.The fourth chapter: the analysis of the creation of Chinese independent documentaries.Combined with the author’s own experience, this chapter will analyze the creative charm of theindependent documentaries from independent creative idea, creative spirit, and creating valuethrough reduction history. This chapter is the focus of the article and will analyze from thecreation of independent documentaries through the director’s concrete way of creation, followingthe previous chapter to the creation of the specific link of carding and analysis.In the conclusion part of this paper, based on the practice and analysis of the creation ofindependent documentaries, the author further summarizes and illustrates the unique charm ofindependent documentary production through the understanding and the analysis of threequestions----“Where is the value of the documentary creation? What is the special meaning ofindependent documentaries? What’s the aesthetic characteristic of independent documentaries?"For the author’s creative practice is limited and the creative time of independent documentary islimited, the author’s one-side understanding of independent documentary creation is hard toavoid, but it is the writing of this paper that make myself absorb the practical experience in thetwo years. And it has a great significance on the independent completion of the creation of theindependent documentaries.