Interpretation Of The Man Crazy About Making Clay Figurines

As a traditional folk art with a long history,Clay Sculpture contains the spirit of Chinese traditional culture.Just like a pearl,it is shining in a variety of folk arts because of its its distinctive skills.Although full of twists and turns during the course of development,it has withstood all the test.It once had exuberant vitality because of craftsmen's continuous innovation,but now it is in danger of extinction.The purpose of my making this film is to show this excellent skill to people and to explore humanistic spirit contained in this skill.I hope this folk art fading out of people's vision will catch people's attention once again so as to achieve the goal of protecting and inheriting it.The Man Crazy about Making Clay Figurines.Inheritance is a feature film which tells the experiences of an folk artist called Li Yanping who is good at making Clay Figurines as well as his exquisite craftsmanship.The film is made up of three parts.The first part focus on the story of the crafsman.The second part shows some works of the craftsman.The third part mainly tells the inheritance of this folk art.I intend to draw people's attention to the protection and inheritance of this folk art by showing the amazing skills of Li Yanping and the hardship this folk art is facing.The thesis consists of four parts.The first part introduces the value and significance of making this film based on the history and the present situation of this folk art.The second part introduces the craftsman briefly and the content of the film in detail.The third part mainly tells the film's audio-visual design,including shots,scene,music,editing.special effects and narration.The fourth part is my reflection and gains.