Documentary in China
Documentary in China
The Shadow Show Era (1895-1921) “ Shadow show “影戏” Chinese first film: Dingjun Mountain(《定军山》) was produced by ren Qingtai (任庆泰), the owner of Fengtai photo studio in Beijing in Beijing Opera Master 1905. Tan Xinpei谭鑫培
The Shadow Show Era （1895-1921） • “Shadow show”——“影戏” • Chinese first film :Dingjun Mountain （《定军山》 ） was produced by Ren Qingtai （任庆泰） ，the owner of Fengtai photo studio in Beijing in 1905. Beijing Opera Master Tan Xinpei 谭鑫培
The pioneer chinese non-fiction films The battle of wean《武汉战争》& The battle of shanghai《上海战争》(1911 Commercial press(商务印书馆) produced a number of newsreels educational films and travelogues(1919-1926)
• The pioneer Chinese non-fiction films — The Battle of Wehan《武汉战争》& The Battle of Shanghai《上海战争》(1911) — Commercial Press （商务印书馆） produced a number of newsreels educational films and travelogues (1919-1926)
The Era of Science and democracy (19121932) Chinese documentary entered into a prosperous period the mushroom of domestic film studios a large number of lower budget productions fierce marketing competition Several large scale revolutionary movements, such as the may 30 th movement(五卅运动) and the northern Expedition (E), became ideal subjects for documentary productions Documentary concept the term Documentary" was firstly appeared in a chinese- English Dictionary(梁实秋《实用英汉词典》) in1931
The Era of Science and Democracy （1912-1932） • Chinese documentary entered into a prosperous period — the mushroom of domestic film studios — a large number of lower budget productions — fierce marketing competition • Several large scale revolutionary movements , such as the May 30th Movement（五卅运动）and the Northern Expedition （北伐）, became ideal subjects for documentary productions. • Documentary concept — the term “Documentary”was firstly appeared in a Chinese- English Dictionary （梁实秋 《实用英汉词典》） in 1931
The War Era (1932-1949) The emergence of sound film in documentary genre ully explored the political function of documentary a weapon to conquer the political ravels 1933, Centra| Film studio(中央电影摄影场)in Nanjing, mainly produced newsreels and propaganda films Yanan Film group(延安电影团) anan and the eighth Route army《延安与八路军》
The War Era （1932-1949） • The emergence of sound film in documentary genre • Fully explored the political function of documentary： a weapon to conquer the political ravels • 1933，Central Film Studio （中央电影摄影场）in Nanjing，mainly produced newsreels and propaganda films • Yanan Film Group （延安电影团） — Yanan and the Eighth Route Army《延安与八路军》