Research On The Narrative Strategy And Social Function Of Western Animated Documentary

Animated documentary has been controversial since its birth.People examine the possibility of animation expressing reality in the traditional sense,or try to define and classify animation documentaries with documentary theory.Up to now,the identity of animated documentary is still uncertain,but the creative practice of animation and documentary blending with each other has never been interrupted.In the age of visual culture,people's aesthetic view has changed quietly.The original means of single,simple production of television documentary programs has been difficult to meet the needs of the audience.The creators of animated documentaries constantly break the boundaries between animation and documentaries,and integrate animation techniques and documentary materials to bring forth new ideas.They not only attract the attention of the audience,but also meet the demands of expressing social reality.Under the influence of postmodernism,Western animated documentaries have expanded the boundaries of documentaries infinitely from the objective description of reality,to the visualization of abstract things,to the stylized expression of psychological reality.In the aspect of narrative strategy,the creators use rich narrative themes,multiple narrative perspectives,post-modernist narrative characteristics and highly personalized audio-visual presentation to create a unique narrative style of Western Animation documentaries.It plays an irreplaceable role in both artistic aesthetics and social reality.Western animation documentaries always take reflecting and discussing reality as their own duty,and also take highly artistic to improve the audience's aesthetic experience and enhance the audience's sympathy.By paying attention to human emotions and presentinghistorical civilization,the social functions of art healing and cultural inheritance are realized.Therefore,the article comprehensively and deeply explores the narrative style and social function of Western animated documentaries by synthesizing the relevant theories of film and television art,narratology,communication and sociology.Understanding its unique narrative style,as well as its social effects and impact,in order to provide feasible suggestions for the creation of animated documentaries and even for the development of documentaries.