Recently, the micro-documentary “Memory of Yan’an”, which uses photos of grassroots people’s life in Yan’an period as historical materials, is currently being broadcast on CCTV’s video client. The documentary uses nearly 200 photos of ordinary people in Yan’an period taken by photographer Cheng Mo of the Yan’an Film Troupe as clues, and unfolds the narrative and interpretation of the historical era from the perspective of ordinary people. It has become another masterpiece reviewing the early party history.
At present, the film is popular on CCTV, and has received praise from many viewers: “The photos of driving the donkey and pulling the mill brought my memory back to more than 30 years ago.” Longing for that era” “Thank you CCTV for showing everyone the scene of Yan’an’s youth overflowing and striving to make progress!”…
Rustic and warm, the video recalls the trendy life in Yan’an period
“Yan’an Memories” uses video records to answer the question of the times, “What is the experience of ordinary people living in Yan’an in the 1930s and 1940s?” In the content that has been broadcast, the micro-documentary, under the guidance of old photos and historical materials, describes the grassroots life in Yan’an from different perspectives, such as youth migration, mass production movement, Yan’an literary and artistic creation, Yan’an authentic food, military and civilian training, etc. Detailed description and interpretation.
As historical materials, photos can clearly preserve the most authentic historical details at that moment. In the episode “Firework Artists”, the micro-documentary shows the scene of the artist playing many western instruments such as accordion, harmonica, trumpet, saxophone and so on; The life scenes of driving donkeys and pulling mills in the clean yard of my house; in the episode “The New Wave of Military Sports”, the micro-documentary records the military training life of the militiamen practicing bombing, burying landmines, fighting bayonets, obstacle course running, etc., and riding horses Swimming, shooting, baseball and other trendy sports that the whole people participate in… In old photos, the micro-documentary focuses on the details of history, and vividly restores the warm and simple life scenes of the grassroots in Yan’an period in slices, leading the audience to “” Follow the photos to Yan’an.”
Every theme of “Memory of Yan’an” clearly reflects the lifeline of Yan’an’s times. Although the western musical instruments are pleasant to the ear, they were not so popular in Yan’an at that time, and the people of Yan’an did not necessarily accept them well. “Pyrotechnic Literary Artists” tells the story of the literary and art workers in Yan’an period learning from folk artists and grassroots people, and creating a large number of classic literary and artistic works that are close to life and full of fireworks. More than 30,000 spectators watched a Yangge opera performed by two people. The grand occasion of watching the performance proved the successful practice of literary reform.
For another example, in Yan’an valley where there is a shortage of food and clothing, people call the leftover millet crackers “Lenin biscuits”, which not only satisfies the taste buds in the burnt fragrance and crispiness, but also satisfies the hunger; literary and art workers returning from overseas Grind soybeans and red beans into noodles, brew them with water as “Luyi coffee”, and inspire new artistic inspiration in the dense bean fragrance. Taking pleasure in bitterness and sticking to the faith, “Yan’an Memory” tells the story of the lack of material conditions and rich spiritual life in Yan’an period with daily necessities, and also reflects the spirit of revolutionary optimism of the hard work of the ancestors.
Ingenious creation, exquisite painting style and innovative documentary look
“Yan’an Memory” adopts the creative method of photo historical materials + oral interviews as a whole. On the one hand, it uses precious photo historical materials to restore the real historical features of Yan’an period, and on the other hand, it supplements information increments in interviews with experts and witnesses. In the episode “Yan’an Mass Production”, the micro-documentary shows a large number of photos of women spinning and weaving during the Yan’an period, and interviews Shi Jianfan, the son of Shi Xing, a student of the Drama Department of Lu Xun Academy of Arts, and tells about his mother’s desire to concentrate on spinning. Funny stories about him going out to reward him with peanuts. The organic combination of historical materials and interviews allows the documentary to review the early party history in an all-round way, forming mutual evidence and intertextuality between first-hand historical materials and current historical research.
At the same time, the micro-documentary is also quite sophisticated in terms of painting style and picture texture. The opening title of this time adopts the style of ink painting, and uses the real shooting of 8K/200 frame ultra-high-definition camera to achieve the magical effect of “real shooting is like CG animation”. In the main part, “Memory of Yan’an” interspersed with audio-visual technologies such as animation restoration, live scene interpretation, and visual packaging to create an atmospheric, relaxed, and interesting picture style, and provide many audiences with a novel viewing experience of party history documentaries.
“The Yan’an Revolutionary Site has witnessed our party’s glorious course of leading the Chinese revolution and exploring the modernization of Marxism in China during the Yan’an period. It is a book that will never be finished.” The form of media has created a fresh and vivid “audio-visual book” of Yan’an history, endowing contemporary youth with spiritual value with the revolutionary experience of the ancestors, and continuing the red gene represented by the Yan’an spirit.
At present, “Memory of Yan’an” is popular on the CCTV client, and there will be episodes such as “One Hole, One World” and “Yan’an Children”, which are worth looking forward to.
