A Brief Introduction to the Story and Function of Diary of the Emperor Penguin

A Brief Introduction to the Story and Function of Diary of the Emperor Penguin

Luc wrote the diary of the emperor penguin? An ecological documentary directed by Jacques was released in France on June 26th, 2005. Here is a brief introduction to the main content of this film, I hope you like it!

Introduction:

In Antarctica, the average temperature is only -40? This place. In this harsh environment and white desert that entered the cold winter in March and lasted for 9 months, there lived a group of people who bravely resisted the cold and snowstorm: emperor penguins. Every March, thousands of emperor penguins jump ashore from the water with graceful posture, slide on the ground for more than ten meters with round bellies, and finally walk on their feet, ready to return to their birthplace for the winter. Penguins have always loved life in water. They have a gift for swimming and can dive into the sea 400 meters deep. There are endless delicious foods in the vast sea. But once on shore, these little swimmers become toddlers, stumbling and wobbling. However, for the survival of the race, this group of small swimmers who love the sea have to give up the elegant and wonderful life in the sea and would rather become clumsy land animals. In fact, the story of this documentary is very simple. The director told the story of the emperor penguin with the lens. Even under the threat of low temperature, it is still full of love and courage to fight against the difficulties of life. This film is not only warm and touching, but also full of educational significance. The newly arrived penguin eggs must not touch the ice, and must be hidden in the folds of the belly immediately. The postpartum penguin mothers have to be idle and have no time to sit. They must set off immediately and spend 20 days in the sea to restore their body fat storage. After coming back, mother penguin takes over from father penguin and takes care of penguin eggs. These born penguin eggs have only a 50% chance of hatching baby penguins. Emperor penguins are born with two sets of blood circulation systems, which can secrete oil from feathers. Their magical nature and the deduction of wisdom deeply attracted Luc? Jacques made him willing to spend 13 months with three team members in bad weather to shoot this amazing nature film. However, global warming is threatening these beautiful and really lovely people. If you want to see lively and lovely penguins in the future, respond to environmental protection from now on.

Behind the scenes production:

Creation background

Director Luke. Yaya began to observe the living conditions of emperor penguins from 1993, conceived the movie plot from 200 1, and then found investors and producers. The staff began to prepare on June 5438+065438+ 10, 2002. In order to meet the cycle of penguin activities, the film crew completed everything in two months, including the logistics supply of 1 year, all the equipment needed for polar camping, and the traditional mechanical camera that can work normally in the ultra-low temperature environment of MINUS 40 degrees.

Shooting process

After the shooting, the crew of the film crew got up at 5: 30 every day. After 1.5 hours of preparation, each person carried more than 60 kilograms of equipment and headed for the snow field. Frostbite and chilblain often occur. They must seize the best opportunity for penguins to move, and they must also adapt to stabilizing the camera in the wind with a speed of 150 kilometers per hour. Fortunately, they met a huge colony of emperor penguins, with a total of 1200 penguins. The film crew carefully followed the penguin army, shooting pictures with super 16 mm film, and the photographer even swam in the ice water with penguins, capturing details with the lens. The crew of Diary of the Emperor Penguin filmed the life records of 13 months and one *** 120 hours (master tape) at the temperature of-40 to 10 degrees Celsius. The film crew are all camping in Antarctica, and there is no possibility of air and sea traffic.

Film evaluation:

Diary of the Emperor Penguin records the story of the survival and reproduction of emperor penguins living on the Antarctic continent. The film shows the courage, struggle and love of a group of animals in the desolate Antarctic continent for thousands of years, with shocking power (Sohu Entertainment Review).

Although Diary of the Emperor Penguin is mostly a picture of snow-covered and swarming emperor penguins, the form of voice-over storytelling allows the audience to quickly enter the plot. The first half of the film tells the story of emperor penguins moving south for a long time, which is a bit lengthy, but the beautiful music and beautiful pictures used in the film bored the audience. After the little emperor penguin was born, the affection and love reflected in the film became the real theme (Beijing Morning Post comment).

Diary of the Emperor Penguin tells the truth of life through simple stories of animals (People's Daily Review).

The story of the emperor penguin described in Diary of the Emperor Penguin is more thrilling than that. A blockbuster? . The film not only creates a poetic and beautiful picture, but also provides people with another way to watch nature (Shenzhen Evening News Review).

Diary of the Emperor Penguin continues the documentary focusing on life and love with animals as the leading role, but the connotation of the film is broader, from which we can realize the true meaning of life, the firmness and romance of love, hope and courage. Although it is a documentary, it is definitely not boring. The complete story with epic temperament and thrilling drama elements about the cycle of life is absolutely not inferior to any Hollywood cartoon featuring animals. It's a play with a true story in its diary. The biggest difference between the film and the traditional documentary is that it is based on a family of three penguins, expressed in a first-person tone and in a completely anthropomorphic way, vividly reflecting the joys and sorrows of emperor penguins, humanized and poetic. This kind of psychological speculation about the subjectivity of the main penguin and some shots, clips and sound effects? Distortion? Processing seems to violate the documentary convention of taking objective truth as the first principle, but it actually increases the entertainment observability of the film (Jinyang. Com- Yangcheng Evening News Review).

Diary of the Emperor Penguin is like a song of life, a natural hymn. The only regret is the first person and the chattering voiceover. These later elements destroyed the integrity and beauty of this documentary. If these? Unnatural? A little less sound, or almost no sound, or supplemented by subtitles that make the finishing point, the film will be close to perfection (Beijing Times review).

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