七七

昨天偶爾想起「七七事變」中，盧溝橋石獅子的故事，除了許多可歌可泣的文學作品外，我在互聯網找到以下最簡單的撮要：

"七七事變，又稱盧溝橋事變。1937年7月7日，日本中國駐屯軍一部在中國北平附近的宛平縣進行軍事演習，夜間日軍以有士兵失蹤為借口，要求進入宛平縣城調查。遭到中方拒絕後，日軍於8日晨向宛平城和盧溝橋發動進攻，中國軍隊奮起抵抗。七七事變是中國抗日戰爭全面爆發的起點。"

對於歷史事件，我時常發著同一個「白日夢」：可否讓我回到歷史的現場，親身體會一下當時的悲慟？ 如果導演可以，如果攝影師可以，如果文學家可以，如果藝術家可以，只做「呈現」的工作， 沒有自己個人的批判、評論，可以嗎？

所以，我再到互聯網，找到"Direct Cinema"一詞：

這個概念是指用攝影機如實地記錄及報導事件，不會專門為導演「宣傳」些什麼「訊息」，它源自電影改革運動之中叫"Direct Cinema"的概念。新聞機構都會用類似的概念，要拍攝工作人員，用準確無私的態度記錄新聞事件。

噫！有"Direct Photography"嗎？

互聯網資料：

"The concept of using a camera to record and report events as they happen without staging the action for the benefit of the director, has its roots in the film movement known as Direct Cinema. Similar to Direct Cinema, organizations that cover news want viewers to believe that their camera crews are capturing news events in an accurate and unbiased manner.

Direct cinema is a sub-genre of documentary film in which the director and his crew impartially observe and record the events shown in the final movie. There shouldn't be any attempt made by the filmmaker to interfere with, or change the outcome of the events. Direct cinema requires restraint on behalf of the director, and a professional detachment to---but not a disinterest in---what's being shot. The filmmaker does not use his film to advance any type of political or social agenda; he is merely interested in accurate reporting, regardless of the outcome. Well-known examples of direct cinema documentaries include Woodstock."