Explanation By The Director Of The Documentary "Flowers Of The Unthankful"

As the “back of national memory”,intangible cultural heritage maintains the common memory of all people and is the result of thousands of years of civilization.Judging from the current form,in the process of national culture promotion,documentaries filmed on the theme of intangible cultural heritage play a very important role.In the era of new media,how to use film and television communication to attract audiences and tell the connection between inheritors and intangible cultural heritage is particularly important.“Immortal Flowers” is a documentary on the subject of intangible cultural heritage that reflects the current status of the inheritance of Yangzhou Tongcaohua skills.This film takes Dai Chunfu,the inheritor of the flower art and his disciple Zhu Xin,as the shooting subjects,objectively and truthfully records the living conditions,cultural inheritance,and belief persistence of these traditional craftsmen during the transition period of today's society.When selecting the characters in this film,fully considering the impact and changes of the changes of the times on the current way of inheriting intangible cultural heritage,two typical characters,one “new”and one “old”.Selected Dai Chunfu represents the old man who adheres to the tradition.Zhu Xin,represents the“new generation” of intangible cultural heritage inheritors who pioneer and innovate and seek development in the new social environment.By focusing on these two subjects,recording their craftsmanship and daily life,showing their thoughts and understandings and their current living conditions in the process of passing on the skills of the flower.Through documentary film,a simple way of video recording,it reflects the true status of those non-genetic inheritors under the rapid development of society in the era,and then pushes them to the whole by individuals,triggering more people' s interest in the inheritance and protection of intangible cultural heritage.Promote it goes more smoothly on the road of development and inheritance in the future.Taking the graduation work “Immortal Flowers” as the main case,this article focuses on the narrative research of intangible cultural heritage documentaries.The creation exposition details the source and value of the documentary's topic selection,creation design and process,creation practice and exploration,and summarizes the theoretical thinking involved in the creation of the documentary during this process.This article believes that in terms of narrative construction methods,intangible cultural heritage documentaries should pay attention to diversity and flexible narrative expression in narrative structure,start from a small cut in narrative perspective,see the big from the small,show the grand theme,and relax the narrative rhythm.Degree to enhance the attractiveness of the audience.In terms of narrative imaging techniques,it is necessary to make good use of simultaneous sound,commentary and music to make up for the shortcomings of the film.The lens language should be more long shots and close-up shots to reflect the objective documentary narrative style and show the unique charm of the characters.