The Director Of The Documentary "Swords And Pens Grow Flowers" Explained

With the rapid progress of technology,mechanization and automation are covering all aspects of life with rapid momentum,and purely manual work and art are gradually being replaced.In this wave,it is difficult to popularize excellent folk culture and folk art,and the audience is shrinking.The basic life of traditional craftsmen cannot be guaranteed,and the inspiration for artistic creation has dried up,and no one else has succeeded it.This film will take Liang Junwei,a traditional woodcarving master in Haobei Village,Shanxi Province,as the subject with artistic achievements and cultural values,and express the unique charm of "woodcarving of Liang".The story of his experiences mirrors the difficult situation of the traditional artisans.Through the comparison of handmade works and machined products as well as the narration of the protagonist's second son,it reflects the obstacles and salvation ways of traditional art in the inheritance and development.In order to achieve the goal of promoting the spirit of artisans and traditional culture,it also stimulates us to think about the development of Chinese folk culture.This film combines people and culture.Through the progressive structure,it shows the protagonist's woodcarving art achievements,woodcarving production process,difficult living conditions,and reflections on the development of woodcarving art.Among them,the role of the first two episodes is to let the audience enter the world of wood carving art and experience the superb skills and charm of this traditional culture,while the role of the latter episode is to describe the difficult situation of Liang's wood carving art and the tragic fate of the protagonist's family,arousing the audience's deep thoughts of the tortuous development of traditional art.The film adopts a documentary style with a steady and soothing rhythm.With the shooting method,both aesthetics and realism are taken into consideration so that the art of wood carving is fully displayed and the life scenes of the protagonist are real and moving.At the same time,the film will explore the essence behind the phenomenon,and it will reveal the reasons for the current status of woodcarving art and the ways of future inheritance and development in order to achieve a thought-provoking effect.