A Narrative Study Of The TV Documentary Tarim River

The documentary Tarim River by Xinjiang TV station presents the magnificent history and the profound and powerful cultural accumulation in the form of images.In such a great epic,in order to link up the characters and history,history and reality,story and background,it is necessary to enrich and expand the multi-narrative strategy.The documentary of humanities and history is not simply a pile-up of historical materials,and the tendency of story-telling has become an important communication strategy.The characters and the tortuous plots are the first materials for Tarim River to show the history,so the realistic narration can make the historical facts more tridimensional,and then trigger people’s thinking and discussion.First of all,I briefly tease out the relevant background information of the documentary Tarim River,such as the theme of ideas,production process,communication strategies and effects,etc,which as the premises of the text analysis and the study of the meaning behind the image.Secondly,we will discuss the narrative idea,the narrative situation and the narrative structure separately.The study of narrative idea mainly relies on the audio-visual symbols of the text to analyze its interpretation and presentation of the real idea and historical facts in three aspects: objective record,subjective expression and true representation.The study of narrative situation focuses on the smooth transition of narrative focus,person and mode in Tarim River in order to enhance the authenticity and persuasiveness of its content.The study of narrative structure starts from the internal and external perspectives,in which many elements interact to promote the development of the story,and in the external context,the warm stories of ordinary characters are narrated through the structures of reorganization,dramatization and interpretation.Finally,from the context of telling "the Chinese story" to sum up Tarim River in the narrative strategy of the attempt and breakthrough.In fact,this is a summary of the above research points.Only by mixing together the local context and the international context,can the documentary show the unique charm and rich cultural details of Chinese spirit.