Research On The Image Construction Of Empty Nesters In Documentaries

With the rapid development of society,the aging problem in China is becoming increasingly serious,and a large number of empty nesters emerge,which makes how to provide for the aged become a topic that can not be ignored.In such a realistic environment,more and more creators begin to devote themselves to the shooting of documentaries on the elderly,and strive to show the real living state of empty-nesters through documentaries,so as to attract the attention and attention of all walks of life.To make a documentary on empty-nesters,study how to select appropriate subjects for the documentary,how to use narrative strategy and audio-visual language to highlight the image of the characters,and vividly reflect the real situation of empty-nesters through image construction.Therefore,it has multiple academic,artistic and social values.The image of empty nesters in the documentary has certain type characteristics.In terms of region,there are the rural elderly with an isolated environment and a simple life,and the urban elderly with good economy and rich entertainment.From the point of view of pension,there are people who live in groups and enjoy themselves together in institutions,and there are people who stay alone and watch themselves;From the point of view of mental outlook,because of loneliness and disease,inevitably there are melancholy and negative people;Because of mutual aid and self-help,there are also positive benefit finders.How to combine commonness and individuality is the primary task of selecting and constructing documentary characters.As far as narrative strategy is concerned,the documentary uses different narrative perspectives,which helps to pay extensive attention to the living background of the characters,deeply understand their inner emotions,and comprehensively display the old age of empty nesters.Some are linear,some are block,some are suspense,some are conflict,some are detail.The arrangement and setting of plot structure can better describe characters’ personalities,lay out image groups and interpret the theme of aging.The image construction of documentary should be implemented in audio-visual language after all.The unique charm brought by lens language is the panorama of scenery,the close-up relationship between characters,the close-ups focused expressions of characters and the infinite charm contained in empty mirrors.Color,light and shadow,composition and other picture language conveyed by the film atmosphere,emotional tone,story meaning,help to foil the empty nesters or poetic or difficult old age situation.Soothing music,giving a warm feeling of nostalgia;The thick dialect retains the imprint of time and region.Mixed commentary,implied after the waves of gratitude and respect.These rich sound language is also an important means to construct the image of empty nesters in the documentary.Personal work the rest of my life gazing at in an old apartment for the shooting area,select several different personality,and is highly representative of empty nest old man as the subject,the use of narrative skill and audio-visual language to build a vivid image of empty nest elderly,to the audience further thinking about the problems of the pension,also provide the relevant documentary creation.