A Study On The Creation Theories And Methods Of The Military Documentary Film "Heading To The Sun"

“Heading to the Sun” is a military documentary that truly records the struggle experience,living conditions,and patriotism emotion of the "90s" retired female soldiers after leaving the army.To complete the entire documentary,this film takes the narrative clues as the development experience of female soldiers after returning to society;it uses the characters follow shots,dialogue shots,environment empty mirrors,and animations as the screen language;the actual sound and commentary words supplement the images,the chorus and instrumental solo foil figures emotions.It shows today’s "90s" college student soldiers’ embody qualities with their unremitting efforts and struggle represented by retired female soldier Zhou Qi,in order to prove their family-country sentiments and the deep feelings between the army and comrades-in-arms,and the love of life,arouse the audience’s thinking and resonance.This paper in-depth analyzes the value and intention of the documentary “Heading to the Sun” and the narrative perspective and narrative structure of contemporary military-themed documentaries.Illustrating the whole process of the documentary from the preliminary planning,mid-term shooting and post-production.Through the way of audio-visual language,the image of a typical “90s” female soldier is molded,and the complex female soldiers’ emotions are merged into the documentary screen to realize the individualized record expression of military themes and to inherit and develop the concept of documentary aesthetics.Use narrative perspectives to change the way,record real military characters,promote the sublimation of the emotions with the details of live stories,and let more people understand the contemporary female soldiers,and have a deeper understanding of homeland,strong military dreams,and personal pursuits.