Ethnic minority films are an important part of China’s films,and it is with these films with ethnic characteristics that we not only feel the rich and diverse ethnic culture,but also further forge the sense of Chinese national community.The Yi ethnic group is a very important ethnic minorities in China,and in the process of its development,it has created many unique ethnic cultures,providing rich materials and creative sources for the creation of films on ethnic minority themes.Since the development of Yi films,many films with aesthetic value and artistic value have been born,and at the same time,many Yi film and television characters have been produced in the hearts of the people.Then,as a Han people,how to create a vivid character image under the perspective of other is the primary problem to be solved in the creation of Yi themed films,and it is also the problem to be explored in this article.This article is divided into four parts,starting from the theory of the other in anthropology,combined with the personal work "Isha",to explore how to use the visual system and auditory system to shape characters with Yi characteristics in Yi films.The first part explains the background and significance of this research,then clarifies the research status of Yi films,other theories and characters in ethnic minority films at home and abroad,and finally explains the general situation of the graduation work "Isha".The second part mainly summarizes the origin,development and attributes of Yi films,as well as the relationship between ethnographic films and Yi films,defines the other in Yi films and summarizes the characteristics of other characters in Yi films.The third part,combined with the graduation work "Isha",discusses the role of appearance,clothing and behavior in the visual system of the film in shaping the character image in the Yi theme film,and discusses the correlation between the environment and the character image.The fourth part,combined with the graduation work "Isha",explores how speech and music in the auditory system assist the visual system to shape the characters in Yi films. |