A Study On The Narrative Strategy Of The Documentary About The Aged

At present,China’s population is aging is developing rapidly,the elderly population is increasing,and the proportion of the elderly group in the total population of society is rising.The image effect of documentary is real and powerful,providing people with a channel to pay attention to and understand the elderly.Documentaries about the elderly can help people update their traditional perceptions of the elderly and the topic of aging,and trigger people’s thinking about the current situation of social pension.This paper studies the narrative strategies of documentaries about the elderly and applies them to the practical creation of The Sunset is Not Late,and discusses how to improve the effect and quality of documentaries about the elderly,which can provide ideas for the creators of documentaries of the same subject.Therefore,it is necessary to study the narrative strategy of documentaries about the elderly.Based on the theory of narrative strategy and the research of documentary works on the theme of the elderly,this paper studies the narrative strategy of documentary works on the theme of the elderly in combination with the experience in the creative practice of the work The Sunset is Not Late.The thesis is divided into the following six parts: The first chapter is the introduction,which mainly starts from the research background and research significance,clarifies the research method of the thesis,and combs the research status of the documentary about the elderly.The second chapter defines the concept of documentary about the elderly by reading the relevant literature on the definition of the concept of documentary about the elderly.From the time dimension,this paper combs the creation status of documentary works about the elderly.The third chapter mainly introduces the narrative theme of the documentary about the elderly.From the two dimensions of aging society and the elderly individual,this paper studies the theme of documentaries about the elderly.The fourth chapter mainly studies the narrative perspective and structure of documentaries about the elderly,and believes that the narrative perspective based on internal focus and multiple observation can enrich the expression form of documentaries about the elderly,so that the audience can understand the individual experience of the elderly and pay attention to the social pension status quo from different levels and angles.The narrative structure can transform the intermittent and fragmented event materials into meaningful sequences.The role of plate structure in presenting the theme of aging and the role of linear structure in describing the story of aging are analyzed.The fifth chapter mainly studies the narrative language of documentaries about the elderly,and analyzes the visual language from three aspects: small field,long shot and empty shot.It believes that the small field picture can reflect the emotional changes of the elderly,the long shot can emphasize the inner state of the elderly,and the empty shot can increase the picture expression.In the aspect of auditory language,the author analyzes the corresponding sound,commentary and background music.By recording the corresponding sound,the author can feel the true feelings revealed in the self-statement.The author uses commentary to objectively outline the language and extend the picture information,and adds background music to express the inner emotions of the elderly.Chapter six: The use of narrative strategies in the documentary The Sunset is Not Late.On the basis of the research on narrative strategies of documentaries about the elderly,the author carries out creative practice,and summarizes and analyzes the application of narrative strategies in the actual creation of the works.