Creation Of The Feature Film "Helping The Elderly Cross The Digital Gap

With the increasing popularity of smart phones,China has gradually entered the era of digital life.Digital life brings convenience to young and middle-aged people,but it also brings many difficulties to the lives of the elderly.How to help the elderly bridge the "digital divide" is a current social issue that deserves attention.In 2021,"the Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Strengthening the Work on Aging Population in the New Era" proposed that society should actively carry out "Silver Age Action",build a friendly society for the elderly,implement "Helping the Elderly Wisely" action,strengthen digital skills education and training,and improve the digital literacy of the elderly.The feature film Helping the Elderly Cross the ’Digital Channel’,which mainly adopts the method of following and interviewing,records and tells the process of the community staff and volunteers in Jinjiang Road,Wuhua District,Kunming City,teaching the elderly to use smart phones to help themselves bridge the " digital channel " and adapt to digital life through the public welfare project of " Digital Life into Community ",which is carried out by Yunnan Media Group and Alipay.The feature film Helping the Elderly Cross the’Digital Channel’ helps to promote the experience of Jinjiang Road Community Helping the Elderly Bridge the Digital Gap and promote the work of "Helping the Elderly Wisely" in society.The thesis Theme Film Helping the Elderly Cross the Digital Gap Creation Description mainly introduces and elaborates the topic selection reason,creation method,and creation process of the feature film "Helping the Elderly Cross the ’Digital Channel’ ",including the topic selection background,preliminary research,overall planning,mid-term shooting,and post production,editing,packaging,etc.The thesis also summarizes the experience gained during the creation period of the feature film,and reflects on the problems and shortcomings in the creation process.The thesis believes that topic selection is an important factor in whether a feature film can have communication significance;Shooting a feature film requires not only professional skills,but also emotional inputs;The shooting of feature films requires not only documentary evidence,but also documentary beauty;Feature film editing should not only focus on narrative,but also grasp the rhythm;The commentary should not only serve as a supplement,but also add color to the feature film.Reflecting on the creation of the feature film Helping the Elderly Cross the Digital Channel,there are shortcomings such as insufficient use of lens language and insufficient exploration of character stories,which need to be further strengthened in this year’s creation.