Documentary And Storytelling In Documentary Creation

As an important type of film,documentary has a very unique charm.Its record reality and the pursuit of real documentary ideas are incomparable to other arts.With the changes of the times,people's requirements for documentary storytelling are also increasing.Higher and higher.The diversity and diversity of documentary creation makes people think again,a documentary is a demonstration of real life? Or the art of recreating real life? It's a copy of the facts? Or is it a matter of fact? Where is the boundary between truth and untruth?What is the difference between a documentary and a feature film?Similar discussions have not stopped since the documentary was born.Gelierxun originally proposed that the documentary is "creative handling of facts." It is both an objective and realistic record,and it is also the result of the director's intervention and choice.It is a documentary shooting real event,and it is also a skillfully telling story.So where is the boundary between physical restoration and artistic creation? How to grasp documentary and storytelling? How can the theory be applied to practice in practical creation?"The Road to Finding a Family" is based on the process of my going to Taiwan to communicate with the family of the uncle.It tells about the search for and recognition of relatives after more than 60 years of separation between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.Not only is it purely emotional,but it also shows special times and special regions.The influence of the family,And the continuation of affection after family changes.Documentary creation must be based on the principle of truth to grasp the documentary and storytelling.At different stages of his creation,the proportion of documentary and storytelling that the director needs to pay attention to is different.This article takes the graduation work "The Road to Finding a Family" as an example,uses the case analysis method and the theory to link the actual method,and gives examples of many excellent documentaries,which are compared with their own creative works.This paper analyzes the film from the narrative strategy,the filming process,and the later editing process,and discusses the relationship between the proper retention of documentary,the increase of storytelling and the balance of each link in documentary creation.It is hoped that this article can provide case material for the development of documentary in our country.