Narrative Presentation Of Cultural Identity In Documentary

Documentary has always been a mirror reflecting the real attitude of the society,emphasizing the representation of the times and the origin of real life,and arousing the audience's attention and Reflection on the theme connotation through the works of art of light and shadow aesthetics.Documentary film from the previous description of things to freehand brushwork of people,more focus on the real life of small people behind the development of the times.With plain lens language and unique rhetorical expression,we can create the aesthetic significance of documentary images,face people and things in real life,and understand the development of the times and social changes.With the deepening of the context of globalization,social culture is increasingly showing the characteristics of hybridity and diversity.The spread of Chinese cultural origin has attracted many foreigners to study and settle down in China and have cross-cultural communication in the context of Chinese culture.Taking Guangzhou as an example,according to the data reported by Guangzhou Public Security Bureau on July 17,2019,there are about 83400 foreigners living in Guangzhou,an increase of 1.6%year on year;55000 permanent(more than half a year)foreigners,an increase of 6.8% year on year.The inflow of foreign population will inevitably bring about cultural exchange and integration.On the one hand,the film wants to show the process of realizing cultural identity through the real and objective perspective of documentary,on the other hand,it also hopes to make more attention to the cultural identity of foreign immigrants and provide practical significance for promoting cross-cultural communication.The graduation work "wedding banquet" focuses on a young man from Chile,named Jericho,and records his story of integrating into thecultural context of Guangzhou,pursuing his music dream and settling down in Guangzhou.Guided by the theory of cultural identity,the process of "cultural hybridity-cultural conflict and contradiction-cultural harmony" is demonstrated by means of image narration.The second chapter focuses on the description of cultural differences and conflicts in narrative perspective;the third chapter focuses on the presentation of identity crisis in narrative space;the fourth chapter focuses on the construction of new cultural identity by narrative symbols.Across the surface signifier of visual image,the underlying theme highlights metaphor and narrative signifier.In the context of multi-cultural,break the shackles of traditional inherent cultural identity,build their own spiritual space,find their own identity,produce emotional identity.This is undoubtedly of great significance to ethnic minorities and cultural immigrants who are facing the problems of identity construction and cultural belonging in the world today.