Home Movie Makers Series: A Large-Scale Cultural Documentary Television Program Book Series

Author: Wang Junjie
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: The creative origin and cultural interpretation of "Going Home" led us to ponder the editing methods and expressive forms. We sought "authentic documentation with artistic reproduction" in television production concepts, yet we were troubled by the risk of falling into repetitive, formulaic, or conceptualized "portraits of individuals." However, the unique cultural temperament and soulful confessions of the masters and elites were like echoes in a desolate valley and enlightenment like a sudden dawning, guiding our creation from confusion to clarity, from heaviness to lightness. From attention to admiration, from appreciation to emotion, when we touched their rhythmic souls and grasped their cultural sentiments with a cultural consciousness, our program became easier to produce, and structure and technique no longer seemed important. Our program also became more engaging, with its rich humanistic atmosphere and enduring cultural spirit forming its unique style. I believe "Going Home" is both a cultural journey and an aesthetic activity, as it gives cultural significance to this common social phenomenon and artistic beauty to this simple social process. Only the beauty of culture can achieve such profound grandeur.