Xu Tong Documentary Study

With the advent of the era of DV, Chinese independent documentary gradually into the "image" of a person’s age. The development of Chinese independent documentary after 2000, emerge a batch of relative to the early 90 s a new independent documentary filmmaker. Born in 60 s who grew up in the 80 s Xu Tong, also have different characteristics with other directors.Based on documentary works of Xu Tong "homeless trilogy" as the main research object, through the creation of Xu Tong documentary work characteristics, technique, aesthetic and humanistic care, and the independent documentary ethical discussion, xu tong documentary in the shooting angle, shooting idea and method are compared with the other Chinese independent documentary filmmaker, there are both same and different. In that same perspective are aligned in the social marginal figures, and the relationship between the photographed by the original partnership become friends, and xu tong and their different is Xu Tong homeless this neglected group, and the relationship between the photographed more like family, and have a follow-up contact. The perspective of Xu Tong documentary film and documentary ethical contributions to the development of China’s independent documentary offers a new angle.Xu Tong’s first documentary "the field", at the beginning of the play was opposition protests, think Xu Tong this documentary is not through the photographed agreed to play it without permission. In the industry, many scholars for documentary highly xu tong, of course, also have opposite opinion. This situation caused academia about documentaries ontology and documentary discussions on the question of original sin. At the request of the photographed, Xu Tong has suspended all the wheat harvest in China. In finishing the fortune "and" old tang head ", Xu Tong with the film’s protagonist Tang Xiaoyan take major film festival, media interviews, etc., let the photographed a role experience. This is also the first in the domestic independent documentary field director with the photographed and sex workers. This is actively involved in filming, active appears before the public is quite unusual behavior.The author was based on the above two points selection of xu tong’s works systematically analysis and research, based on Xu Tong’s cultural context, writing style, concept and study of the influence of Chinese independent documentary, etc. This paper is not limited to only study works of Xu Tong, but on the Chinese independent documentary this big environment for research. The uniqueness of Xu Tong perspective, trying to solve documentaries on the problem of original sin created a belong to his own style. His this kind of style and ideas for the development of Chinese independent documentary also provides a paradigm, made certain contribution to the development of independent documentaries.