What do you mean by empty mirror shooting?

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Empty mirror shooting means that there is no one in the picture, just shooting scenery or buildings without people. Empty lens and conventional lens can complement each other but cannot replace each other, which is an important means for directors to clarify their ideological content, describe stories and express their feelings.

There are two kinds of aerial photography: scenery photography and physical photography. The former is generally called landscape shooting, and it is mostly represented by panorama or perspective. The latter, also known as "detail description", generally adopts close-up or close-up. The use of empty lens is not only a simple description of scenery, but also an important means for film creators to combine lyric techniques with narrative techniques to strengthen the artistic expression of films.

In the movie The Legend of Tianyunshan, when Feng Qinglan died, the director used eight empty shots in succession: ① Burning candles. ② Broken sheepskin vest used by Feng Qinglan before his death. ③ Half-cut pickles, chopping boards and knives. (4) patched old curtains. ⑤ The road I walked before my death. 6. Bridges and rivers. ⑦ Slate road beside the water mill. Footprints and ruts in the snow. These eight empty shots have profound meanings and ingenious ideas, leaving endless thoughts for the audience. The lens (1) symbolizes the people's teachers who have worked hard all their lives. The shots ② and ④ illustrate the good virtue of the host's diligence and thrift. Lens ③ symbolizes a woman's endless love for her husband, daughter and family. The shots ⑤, ⑦, ⑦ and ⑧ symbolize the bumpy life path experienced by intellectuals in a special era.