| The elderly and the elderly,a noun and a verb,but two simple words cover the latter half of a person’s life.With the continuous expansion of the size of the elderly population and the deepening of the aging degree,the elderly care service industry has become a "new outlet" at present.Therefore,the elderly care model,concept and needs of the elderly have also attracted considerable attention.As an important branch of the general category of documentaries,the documentaries on the theme of the elderly.It has always been necessary and practical to study deeply through the image text to penetrate the social reality and transmit the value orientation.Through sorting out and summarizing the creative techniques of several excellent scholars on the documentary about the elderly,it is found that many scholars mainly focus on the characterization,narrative techniques,audio-visual presentation and other parts to conduct research,and then write the current situation and living conditions of different elderly people,triggering the public’s gaze and reflection on the elderly life.On the basis of the above points,the author has explored the creative value of the documentary on this subject,which has certain innovative exploration significance.The graduation work "Old and Happy" is a life documentary that takes the old age of a retired teacher as a reference sample and tries to convey a positive outlook on the elderly.Based on the practical process of the work "Old and Happy",this paper expounds the creation strategy of the documentary about the elderly in detail.In the first chapter,after defining the concepts of the documentary about the elderly and the narrative strategy,and combining with the work,it starts from the creation introduction,the image narrative strategy and the audio-visual language design;The second chapter is the creation introduction,which summarizes the selection of characters and the creation value;The third chapter contains two parts: narrative strategy and image language.The narrative strategy is the construction and presentation of the story,which belongs to the core part.It is analyzed from the narrative structure,perspective and characteristics;The image language part is the blessing of artistic effect and aesthetic taste,including audio-visual elements such as pictures,music,clips,etc;Finally,it summarizes and extends the work in order to provide reference and reference value for the later creation of the documentary about the elderly. |