Image Narrative Of The Funeral Ceremony

The paper is based on the field investigation and visual anthropology image shooting in Youyang county Tujia nationality funeral ceremony, carding and analysis of the fieldwork results and image data. Youyang county Tujia nationality funeral ceremony is An epitome of traditional culture of Youyang county Tujia nationality. Youyang county Tujia nationality funeral ceremony is mysterious and symbolic, It is composed of a series of symbolic culture carrier constructed. Through the image of Tujia nationality funeral ceremony image data collection, application of visual anthropology "deep description" means of Tujia nationality funeral ceremony, drawn by these symbol woven into the Tujia nationality folk culture net. The author is Image Maker in this fieldwork and image shooting. In this process, have a certain understanding of the role and influence of images to the investigation in the field.In the image shooting of Youyang county Tujia nationality funeral ceremony, we found the image on recording information integrity, accuracy and original ecology better than text, pictures, sound. Imaging can show text, pictures and audio that can not be demonstrated the relationship between symbols and cultural symbol of the cultural symbols in the deep cultural connotation. But "frame qualitative" limited image recording information integrity that is inherent in image."Image shooting" of this "foreign" intervention will have obvious influence on Tujia nationality funeral ceremony and Participant, maked the original "loss". Therefore,through the "localization" to reduce the image shooting effect on the subject. As far as possible to ensure that the image data of the "original ecology",and site to restore integrity. To avoid the images of violence intervention resulted in destruction of the subject culture, finding the right balance between rescue of culture and the culture of the original ecological destruction.