| In recent years,the number and quality of documentaries in China have increased significantly,and a series of excellent documentaries have emerged,of which aerial documentaries are one.Aerial photography,as a new way of filming,is widely used in documentary production,and along with the popularity of aerial documentaries in the world,China has independently produced the first aerial documentary series-"Aerial China".The film received high ratings and reviews and was loved by the audience.Because of its representativeness in the field of aerial documentaries in China,this article selects the series of "Aerial China" documentaries as a sample for the study of the creative features of aerial documentaries,in order to obtain a universal law in its creative features and aesthetic exploration.This article starts with the definition of aerial photography.First,it analyzes the basic characteristics of aerial documentaries,summarizes the development of modern aerial photography,and briefly discusses the basic situation of the research sample "Aerial China" documentary series,as well as the manned and drone shooting equipment used in the production of this film.Secondly,the value of aerial documentaries is analyzed,including the aesthetic needs of full aerial documentaries,the value of ecological and environmental protection,the documentary value of aerial records,the image building and patriotism education value of the great country.In the end,I tried to summarize and sort out the uniqueness of aerial documentaries compared to ordinary documentaries,and came up with four characteristics of aerial documentaries: first,the construction of aerial documentaries,mainly discussing the uniqueness of frame composition,color,light and shadow,and lens movement,and then,during the shooting of my graduation work "Aerial City",I designed a control experiment to verify the laws and characteristics of frame composition,movement,color,light and shadow of aerial documentaries.He also summarized a set of "plate + centerline series" combined narrative structure,and analyzed the auxiliary role of animation in aerial documentaries;then,by studying the selection of subjects and the creation of explanatory words in aerial documentaries,he concluded the unique expression of humanistic spirit in aerial documentaries.Finally,the study explores the unique aesthetic exploration of aerial documentaries,whose aesthetic breakthroughs are mainly in strangling the beauty of life,making common life scenes a spectacle,and using the traditional Chinese aesthetic idea of "the unity of heaven and man" to guide their creation.In the conclusion,I reflect on the shortcomings of my graduation work in light of the characteristics of the documentary series "Aerial China" in the text.In short,the author hopes that the analysis of the characteristics of the documentary series "Aerial China" will provide reference for the actual production and development direction of aerial documentary. |