Beyond The Horizon â…  The Deep Cellar Courtyard Creation Report

With the development of society, in the process for rural transformation andcontinues to modernize towards urbanization,as anachronistic,Diyin are in danger ofbeing filled destroyed、transform or develop into a “victim”of local tourist culture thatdoes not conform the needs of people living and this modern society.And the elderlyalso are leaving there who have to face the frustrate reality that there is nosuccessor.In the near future, the original appearance and living conditions ofresidents live below will gradually disappear. Holding of historical inquiry, the bestpreserved of the China Academy of Building present and future witness, we walkedinto this courtyard which in Shanxi Yuncheng County and mainly in plain language torecord of plain life of two simple old life who are living in the courtyard, to describethis unique survival embodied wisdom and stick in this living conditions.As one of the documentary Beyond The Horizon which react Shanxi folk culturefeature, on the one hand, revealed attachment for the reality that this unique culturalpractices are gradually fade away and the original survival mode has to be changed;Meanwhile, shot by visiting the interview for administration, we can learned about thefuture direction and possibilities of the Diyin–cooperate with local developer torebuild and maintenance by the way of call for tenders.Diyin will become a touristattraction where people to visit that will be applied for the intangible cultural heritage.The report from the perspective of documentary creation, in the theory ofpre-practice lessons learned, based on the account of mind and background of thetopic, recalling the process of documentary making, analysis problems in variousaspects and lessons learned in order to provide a reference for future works.