| The documentary Botanist takes Ding Xiao,an associate researcher of Kunming Institute of Botany,Yunnan Academy of Sciences,as the main creation and shooting object.Centering on the experimental work of Ding Xiao,his family and students in Kunming Institute of Botany as the starting point,the documentary "Botanist" objectively and truthfully portrays Ding Xiao and his wife Zhao Yuhan’s patriotic spirit of cherishing the motherland and serving the people from the perspective of onlookers by following the work and life of Ding Xiao,an associate researcher,The innovative spirit of climbing the peak and being the first,the realistic spirit of pursuing truth and rigorous scholarship,and the dedication of being indifferent to fame and wealth and concentrating on research.The creation of the film is to let more people understand and pay attention to the great group of "young scientists".This paper describes the whole creative process of the documentary "The Botanist" in detail,including five parts: introduction,pre-planning,mid-shooting,post-production and creative summary and reflection.The author has made a detailed analysis and elaboration of the contents of each chapter,and has a new understanding and improvement of the creation of character documentaries by sorting out the problems and gains in the creation process.At the same time,I also realized my own shortcomings in the creation process,and I need to constantly strengthen the combination of my own theory and practice to lay a solid foundation for the future documentary creation. |