Gender refers to the social criteria for judging gender,which are constituted by various cultural factors and are closely linked to social development.In recent years,as a special art form,documentaries on women play an important role in the propagation and construction of the gender perspective.At present,domestic and international research on gender is becoming more and more mature,and the trend of documentary films on women in various countries is good.Therefore,it is of great relevance and social value to interpret the visual expression of women’s documentaries from a gender perspective.The main construction of women’s documentaries lies in the portrayal of women,usually in the context of conflicts,social contexts and gender relations,taking into account the differences between the roles of men and women,with equal emphasis on individuality and commonality.The narrative expression of women’s documentaries,as the inner expression of the images,focuses on the interesting narrative content,elaborate narrative structure and comprehensive narrative themes;while the audio-visual expression,as the outer expression of the images,mainly gives women the right to speak through the camera,breaks the gender fatalism with the help of sound,and uses editing to influence the audience’s view of gender.The graduation work "Their Voices",a documentary film on women,builds a typical image of women through multi-dimensional character selection and all-round image building.In terms of the external audio-visual expression of the images,the work is given a profound connotation through the use of flexible shots,appropriate sound and soundtrack,and rational and coherent editing.On the whole,gender studies are concerned with the economic and political aspects of human society,the institution of marriage and family,and traditional cultural practices,and can provide a useful perspective on contemporary society.This research perspective has enriched the thematic connotations of women’s documentaries,provided new theoretical perspectives and research horizons for the image building,narrative strategies and audiovisual language of women’s documentaries,and provided more advanced research methods and broader creative ideas for the future development of women’s documentaries.At the same time,gender studies have also revealed the lack of female topics in women’s documentaries,which has helped to break the gender stereotypes and make women’s documentaries more accessible to the public. |