Research On The Audio-visual Language Expression Of Contemporary Intangible Cultural Heritage Documentaries

At present,the preservation of the intangible heritage is a global phenomenon,and the forms and means of preservation are becoming increasingly diverse.Among the many efforts to rescue and protect the intangible culture and heritage of humanity,the ’digitalisation’ of ICH and the associated production of ICH documentaries is a very important and effective form.As a carrier of the inheritance and protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage,the documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage is increasingly attracting people’s attention.The innovation of science and technology and the development of media not only change the ecology of the documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage,but also force the creation and aesthetics of the documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage to be "media-based".The media literacy of the creators and audiences of the documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage is synchronously improved.On the one hand,this provides a broader platform and a wider audience for the protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage,but also puts forward higher requirements for the audio-visual expression of the documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage.At present,there are few direct research on the audio-visual language of Intangible cultural heritage documentary.The article therefore takes the current media environment of non-fiction documentary audiovisual language as the starting point,and uses the literature survey method to analyse and collate the relevant research in the current academic field.Takes the audio-visual language expression of the current documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage as the starting point,and uses literature investigation to analyze and organize the current research in the academic community.It also uses in-depth interviews to communicate with inheritors of Intangible Cultural Heritage,and uses case analysis to analyze the audio-visual language expression strategies and shortcomings of multiple network documentaries of Intangible Cultural Heritage.The questionnaire survey method is used to improve the rationality of the research,and the theoretical and experiential insights are applied to practical creation.The focus of this research is divided into four parts.The first part elaborates on the background and research significance of the topic,analyzes the current research situation at home and abroad,and determines the research content and purpose.The second part discusses the importance of the documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage for the protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage from the perspective of its characteristics and value,and puts forward the need to improve the audio-visual language of the documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the current media environment.The third part,combined with case analysis,combs through the audio-visual language expression strategies and existing problems in the creation of the documentary of Intangible Cultural Heritage from the aspects of camera application,camera movement and composition,light and shadow and picture quality,sound effects,editing and color grading.These strategies and techniques are analyzed and summarized,including the visual spectacle of the camera,camera movement and composition techniques,light and shadow application techniques,the use of sound sources and music,and stylized color grading.The fourth part,in the process of creating the graduation project "Woodcarver’s Heart",starts from the three major elements of image,sound and post-production,and creatively combines the "call structure" in aesthetic theory and the director’s viewpoint to enrich the presentation of Audio-visual language.