The Documentary "the Principal Grandfather And His 100-year-old Mother" Director’s Exposition Report

Documentary film is a kind of art form which shows the real life in the social life under the objective lens,its most essential characteristic is "seeking truth".As a work of art,documentary film is required to achieve harmony and unity between reality and artistry.Documentary has many kinds of classification,and as a branch of documentary-character documentary,is to lock the objective lens on the characters,through the story narrative techniques,to portray the character image and show the character life state.The film "my Principal grandfather and his 100-year-old mother" is based on the real life around me,taking my grandfather Liu Peiyi as the main object of shaping,showing his dedication to education and his love for his centenarian mother in his life.In the creation of such a type of documentary,the author portrays and narrates the characters through two main storylines:"Educational achievements" and "caring for 100-year-old mothers." For the individual family is a precious family image of the character’s past experience and the current state of life is a complete record of the record.For a work of art,it also embodies a certain social and humanistic value and the significance of transmitting positive social energy.This paper will analyze the topic,structure,theme thought,audiovisual language and shortcomings in the documentary "my Principal Grandpa and his 100-year-old Mother".