Creation Of The Documentary Film "Shaxi Chaplin

The character selection of character documentaries can be great celebrities who have significant historical significance,or they can choose to record "small people" such as ordinary people and people at the bottom of society.There is also an unknown side to these "little people",and there are also some meaningful and noteworthy things in them.This documentary "Chaplin in Shaxi" mainly tells the story of the protagonist Yang Lusen through linear narration and cross narration.As a homecoming entrepreneur,Yang Lusen is highly representative and storytelling.At the same time,he also has another identity.He is also a street performer who imitates Chaplin in the ancient town of Shaxi.On the one hand,he wants to run inns and drive his hometown to become rich,on the other hand,he is also pursuing his own value.Based on his personal work "Chaplin in Shaxi",this article first elaborates the reason,purpose The significance and the study of the religious dedication of character documentaries lay a theoretical foundation for this article.In the following chapters,the entire creative process of the documentary "Shaxi Chaplin",including the planning in the early stage,the process of shooting in the middle stage,and the use of some techniques in post production,are introduced and elaborated,in order to understand the importance of character documentary narrative in the creative process.Finally,it expounds the creative experience,summarizes the experience in the creative process,and analyzes the shortcomings.This paper believes that the creation of character documentaries is not only a collection of materials,but also requires certain theoretical knowledge of documentary creation to support,using mature narrative structures to tell good character stories.I hope that through my personal works and this article’s elaboration,more people can pay attention to the stories of "small people" and ordinary people,and trigger some thoughts on life attitude and self value pursuit.