Love And Taste

Food culture documentaries represented by "China on the Bite of the Tongue" do not simply express food,but use food as an object to show the beauty of traditional Chinese culture that has been accumulated for thousands of years,the beauty of vast natural beauty in various forms,and the beauty of daily life full of poetry..This article categorizes this type of documentary as a food culture documentary,and believes that it creates a unique aesthetic space through images,which can allow viewers to have an immersive aesthetic experience.The food culture documentary as a whole presents "love" and The aesthetic characteristics of "taste" blended with water and milk.This article mainly analyzes the aesthetics of food culture documentaries from two aspects: theme and narrative.The essential function of a documentary is to record non-fictional images,and the creator's subjectivity is manifested in the capture and presentation of realistic materials.Food is a necessity in people's daily life,and the food culture has experienced a long period of development and accumulation with rich connotations.Documentaries use images as a means of expression,and the combination with food can be said to be inevitable.Food as a substance,its color,its shape,and its texture are presented incisively and vividly through exquisite pictures and realistic sound effects.Food culture documentaries express the creator's insight and understanding of the beauty of food,life,and culture through the material carrier of food.In the choice of themes,food culture documentaries mostly choose themes close to the life of the masses,focusing on telling the life stories of ordinary Chinese people behind the food,linking food with national culture,emotional expression,survival wisdom,etc.,and discovering the food in the activities.Philosophy and aesthetic value.In terms of narrative,food culture documentaries adopt a warm narrative strategy.They capture the aesthetic moments in daily life by delicately portraying dietary routines.The unique narrative language of documentaries: lens,music,and commentary together constitute an aesthetic space,allowing People have an immersive look and feel.Realistic sound and pictures arouse viewers' endless associations with taste.The connection between food and human emotions gives it a deeper meaning and beauty,reflecting the food culture documentary "Emotions"Blending" aesthetic characteristics.Food culture documentaries use images to record and narrate the colorful lives of Chinese people.The creators go to all parts of the country and shoot the unique food culture and customs of various places.It has the aesthetic value of promoting excellent folk culture.In addition,the lens frequently Switching between different areas,various kinds of food appear in turn,and the warm narration awakens people's perceptual understanding of daily life,conveys the concept that the simplicity of life itself is enough to move,and fully taps the aesthetic value of food in life.However,as market-oriented creations,this type of documentary inevitably has the cultural characteristics of a consumer society.Some botched works focus on stimulating people's senses and choose curious subjects,causing the creation chaos of excessive consumption of such subjects.