Explained By The Director Of The Documentary "Umbrella"

Focusing on the theme of "protective umbrella",the documentary called "protective umbrella",in the form of shooting with follow and phrased interview,records truly and objectively Yuan Jiaxin's and her mother's different attitudes and behaviors towards study and life on the way to Yuan Jiaxin's art and college entrance examination.This documentary reflects the children's desire for independence and getting out of their parents' protection in the progress of growing up.At the same time,it also shows the care and protection to children,but parents give too much intervention and protection so that it is not conscious enough for children to get out of parents' protection.Through the comparison of the above two,the documentary reflects the contradiction of the attitude and practice of getting out of the "protective umbrella" between children and parents,thus triggering people's reflection.In this documentary,Yuan Jiaxin is a senior media student who will take the college entrance examination.She and her mother act the protagonists while her grandfather and head teacher are minor characters.Mainly on documentary shooting and interviews,the documentary adopts the linear narrative approach,with the main line and the second line at the same time.The main line is Yuan Jiaxin's difficult process of the art examination,with Yuan jiaxin accompanied by her mother.The secondary line is the conflicts between cognition and behaviors of Yuan jiaxin and her mother.The gradual combination of time and logic reveals all kinds of contradiction between children and adults in the independent process of children's growth.