Rural revitalization is a major proposition of the times.As an important carrier focusing on the development and changes of the countryside and reproducing a real,three-dimensional,and comprehensive image of the countryside,rural documentaries carry the important mission of enriching the connotation of the countryside,highlighting its value,evoking its sentiment,and inspiring people to devote themselves to its construction.With the modernization process of China,the image of the countryside in the documentary has changed from backward and poor,traditional and conservative to rich and progressive,beautiful and revitalized.In the new era of promoting the revitalization of the countryside,the creation of documentaries on rural themes should pay more attention to depicting the new appearance of the countryside in the new era,vividly presenting the changes in villagers’ spirituality through both popular and artistic narratives,truly touching on the profound significance of the rural revitalization strategy for the Chinese nation,and shaping a more realistic,three-dimensional and comprehensive image of the countryside.In this paper,we discuss the creation of my graduation work Our Qianfenxi Village and explain the creation method of rural documentary and the way to reproduce the image of the countryside.Firstly,the background of the selected topic and the conception of the work are elaborated,and the practical significance of the selected topic is explained in terms of the characters’ characteristics,the village’s current situation,and the local culture.Secondly,the main content is the elaboration of the creative experience and method,reviewing the whole creation process,analyzing the creation experience in pre-selection,middle shooting,and post-editing,and summarizing the gains and shortcomings in practice.Lastly,the creative concept of rural documentary film is combined with the creative distance of documentary film and the way to reproduce the image of the countryside in rural documentary film to better use images to achieve meaningful expression and emotional identity in future practice. |