The Origin of Nanook, the Origin of Documentary

Amiya 2022-11-16 08:09:45

The black and white impression was pulled away, Nanook in the north.

"The barren lands and harsh climate, in this place that depended on hunting for a living, lived the happiest people in the world, the fearless, lovable, free-spirited Eskimos.

In this barren land, if the deer hunting fails, they will starve to death. Moss is sporadic and fuel. The sealskin can wrap the wooden frame on the drifting boat before the journey begins.

They kill their prey more with their bare hands than with a knife and fork.

Huskies are the best dogs here.

Naira has a little husky called Little Rainbow.

Steady and accurate catching the fish, overjoyed to take a bite, first knocking the fish out of the head.

There are walruses on the distant island, which means good luck to them.

Walrus: Dangerous ⚠️

Arctic Fox: Throttled by fate.

Oh, the Inuit are the Eskimos. The well-known Eskimos are actually a derogatory term added by the Indians to the safaris who eat raw meat.

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"The "truth" in documentaries: The so-called "truth" refers to the shooting perspectives or viewpoints selected by the documentary. They have existed or existed, and they are real events or characters. If it is an event, the director takes the event as the core and chooses The relevant participants and witnesses form a network. All the content in this "network" is real, and this is the basis of the documentary.

"Pseudo" in documentaries: The so-called "pseudo" refers to the "deliberate performance" chosen when the equipment or technology cannot directly shoot and record. This approach is not to make the documentary cater to the audience's taste, but to solve the technical difficulties and supplement the content.

Aside from the "true" and "false" in it, what we can see is the director's rational record and humanistic care. "This part is taken from the author of Zhihu.

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Nanook of the North quotes

  • Title Card: So as to cut more easily, Nanook licks his walrus ivory knife, which instantly is glazed with ice.

  • Title Card: The tiny igloo Nanook made for the puppies has kept them warm all night and safe from the hungry jaws of their big brothers.