An Analysis of Narrative Techniques and Creative Skills in the Documentary "Four Springs"

Abstract

In 2019, the documentary "Four Springs" was released in Chinese cinemas. Even with little publicity and competition from other blockbusters, the film has done remarkably well relative to documentary films. In addition, "Four Springs" won the honor of the best documentary in the 12th First Youth Film Festival that year, and this documentary based on the ordinary daily family life attracted wide attention. "Four Springs" focuses on the family life, focuses on showing the most real and simple pictures of life, it deeply excavates the thoughts between families that are difficult to cut off, and shows the audience the author's silent talk about his hometown, his family and his relatives with the pictures that reflect the documentary aesthetics. This paper will analyze "Four Springs" from two aspects of narrative techniques and creative skills.