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A Review of the Documentary Yuanmingyuan

I watched Yuanmingyuan twice in the middle of the night, and I was really impressed by the amazing, perfect and gorgeous audio-visual feast produced by the excellent program group directed by Jin Tiemu. When I first learned that CCTV was going to release the large-scale documentary Yuanmingyuan, which had been filmed for five years, my heart was full of expectation and confusion. With the huge historical theme of Yuanmingyuan as the main shooting subject, I have to go back to the historical vicissitudes of hundreds of years to show the history of the Qing Empire from prosperity to decline in the face of the ruined Yuanmingyuan site. What method should I use to express it? Without superb shooting techniques and unique perspectives, it is easy to fall into stereotypes. But after watching this magnificent documentary, I really feel that its picture language is so delicate and profound. I am in a state of combining poetry and painting with epic, just like the propaganda film says it is a gorgeous epic movie. It's shocking and reflective. As a China person, it also arouses our patriotic enthusiasm and makes a summary and reflection on history. I think this is beyond the reach of other forms of expression except TV language.

Who has heard the most brilliant movement in the history of Yuanmingyuan?

Who has seen the most magnificent picture scroll in the history of Yuanmingyuan?

Who has personally visited the exquisite "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens"?

The history of Yuanmingyuan didn't start with 1860!

Yuanmingyuan is not only a humiliating history of China, but also a "Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens" that makes Chinese people feel national pride!

Yuanmingyuan has a history of nearly 300 years since it was built in 1707. It is not only the memory of a city, but also the memory of a country and a nation. But memory should be complete, not incomplete. The large-scale epic digital film in Yuanmingyuan fills the historical gap in Yuanmingyuan. Give the world a complete and true Yuanmingyuan!

In the three major theme garden areas of 350 hectares, more than 100 garden landscapes are pale and powerless. High-definition and digital technology reproduce the whole historical process of Yuanmingyuan from construction, expansion to destruction. Gorgeous three-dimensional animation will present a magnificent Yuanmingyuan, as if you were in it. Combine the shooting techniques of real actors to make the film more realistic. The large-scale epic digital film "The Reality of Yuanmingyuan" not only reproduces the magnificent architecture of Yuanmingyuan, but also tells people about the little-known important position of Yuanmingyuan, the rise and fall of an empire and a family, laughter and tears.

Yuanmingyuan is not only the same size as the Forbidden City, but also more important than the Forbidden City in the heyday of Qing politics! In the park 150 years' history, six emperors of the Qing dynasty used to arrange their affairs here, calm down the world and sleep peacefully.

The unknown consanguinity of the royal family, the legend of the harem and the rivalry between officials also built another landscape of Yuanmingyuan. Who would know? Yuanmingyuan once realized the reunion of Emperor Kangxi, yongzheng emperor and Emperor Qianlong. Who would know? The designer of Yuanmingyuan is the ruler of the dynasty.

Behind the magnificent buildings, Yuanmingyuan has the artistic feelings of Yongzheng and the ambition to govern the country, and is arrogant and disdainful of western art and science. Perhaps no matter how our brains associate it, it is difficult to find the great and gorgeous clothes 300 years ago in the broken wall. Only after seeing it with your own eyes can you admire her perfection. The large-scale epic digital film of Yuanmingyuan reproduces the brilliance of a world treasure.

History will also be more amazing in this gorgeous torrent!

All this is what I can deeply feel when I see Yuanmingyuan!

The Yuanmingyuan uses computer simulation animation technology on a large scale to present a magnificent Yuanmingyuan to the audience again.

Yuanmingyuan produced a large number of scenes composed of real-life shooting and computer animation, which truly reproduced the secret life of the Qing royal family.

Yuanmingyuan adopts the most advanced digital intermediate film technology to create a fantastic image world.

Yuanmingyuan is a unique epic film, which is different from both feature films and traditional documentaries.

Yuanmingyuan is a patriotic textbook of China's humiliating history and a blueprint for patriotic education of Chinese splendid culture.

We can also learn a lot from the shooting techniques of Yuanmingyuan. With the continuous development of TV industry, more and more TV languages are combined with the most advanced high technology. Yuanmingyuan is the first large-scale use of three-dimensional simulation animation technology in China. It took 35 minutes in the film to create an artistic atmosphere combining real life with three-dimensional animation for the first time. For example, the gathering of three generations of peony gardens, the construction project of Dashuifang, the scenery of Yuanmingyuan in the heyday of the Qing Dynasty and so on. High-definition digital technology and digital intermediate film technology are the essential differences between digital movies and traditional movies. How to create a strong visual impact on the audience, watching documentaries can also achieve such excitement and shock!

The Yuanmingyuan, which took five years to complete, features Lang Shining, a foreign missionary and court painter who participated in the early construction of Yuanmingyuan. In addition, the protagonists of Yuanmingyuan include Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Xianfeng and Four Emperors. Commander-in-Chief of British and French Allied Forces and two other missionaries.

"As a script, Yuanmingyuan can be interpreted from three aspects. Its profound ideological content, unique creative style and innovative expression techniques are beyond the reach of other films of the same type. First of all, as we all know, China has an excellent history and culture of 5,000 years. Our ancestors wrote one beautiful chapter after another with diligence and wisdom, and shaped one cultural treasure after another, among which Yuanmingyuan is a model. However, while we are proud of the above achievements, the painful lesson of Eight-Nation Alliance burning Yuanmingyuan reminds the world of the importance of being prepared for danger in times of peace. The rise and fall of Yuanmingyuan witnessed the painful history of a country and a nation from prosperity to extinction. The prosperity of Kanggan and the tragic invasion of China by Eight-Nation Alliance tell us that only self-improvement can maintain a country's long-term stability, and only self-awakening can stand at the peak of the times. Secondly, because of its unique creative style, you can't help but be impressed by its unique architectural style, and the amazing design concept is embodied in the carving of skilled craftsmen. In addition, the film also uses a large number of foreign advanced three-dimensional digital shooting technology. On the basis of the ruins, a real Yuanmingyuan was restored by computer, and its picture is lifelike and magnificent as never before. Give the audience a strong visual impact and a strong auditory shock. To sum up, it is under the influence of pictures and three-dimensional technology that the historical tragedy of burning Yuanmingyuan is so shocking. At the same time, it resonates with the audience and arouses their strong sense of historical responsibility. In order not to let the humiliating history repeat itself, only self-awakening and self-improvement are the road to strengthening the country. Thirdly, it is a bold innovation and attempt to combine feature films and documentaries. This film describes the efforts and enthusiasm of Emperor Kangxi, Emperor Yongzheng and Emperor Qianlong for Yuanmingyuan respectively, and takes this as the main line, which is in sharp contrast with the history of Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China. In addition to heartache, it left a deep space for reflection. " -Quoted from "Comment on the Film Documentary Yuanmingyuan"

Documentaries can also be filmed like this. For us freshmen who have just entered the TV industry, I think we should first change our concepts and ideology while accepting and learning a lot of proper nouns and new knowledge. Don't think that making a documentary is just a simple picture of a real person with narration and dubbing, and don't make the mistake of putting the theme first. Try to convey information to the audience in picture language. Express the theme. This requires efforts in photography, lighting, scenery, animation, sound, actors and so on. With the high-tech and inner soul of the preface, documentaries can also be made real and vivid. Compared with other forms of movies, it is also easier to resonate with the audience. So as to achieve our original intention of shooting a documentary.

At the end of the film, a few broken marble pillars standing in the ruins of Yuanmingyuan were photographed with a realistic static long lens. The commentary "But many historical relics belonging to Yuanmingyuan are still missing" is profound and enlightening.

In a word, Yuanmingyuan is a patriotic contribution with profound historical significance, which integrates artistry and ideology. Its success is not only the story itself, but also the story behind it, which brings us thinking. Meng Ziyun: Born in sorrow, died in happiness. This is perhaps the biggest profound warning that the film gives us! Therefore, let us always remember Yuanmingyuan, a historical and cultural treasure with wisdom and humiliation. Its artistic value and historical and social value will become eternal with the passage of time, and enter the hearts of everyone in China.

Transfer from Li

Class 9, Radio and Television Department.