Realism in Ancient History Documentaries

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Hong, Guo-Juin

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Yu, Jie

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2024-01-16T15:26:54Z

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2024-01-16T15:26:54Z

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2022-11-23

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Graduate Liberal Studies

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This project focuses on the representation of realism in ancient history documentaries. While documentaries are often distinguished from fictional films for the general public by their intimate connection to reality and their strong persuasiveness, the fictional component of documentaries is higher than spectators’ expectations. Compared to other types of documentaries, the time and space distance between the producers of ancient history documentaries and the original material leads to the problem that ancient history documentaries face a greater challenge in authenticity. In order to seek the documentary mission of recording reality and to bring it closer to spectators’ expected authenticity, exploring the issue from the perspective of realistic expressions in ancient history documentaries is meaningful. Therefore, by combining theory and practice, based on realism-related theories, this project explores the expressive techniques in ancient history documentaries and provides examples and reflections on theoretical practice in filming experience. This project proposes the impossibility of restoring reality in films and emphasizes that the realism in ancient history documentaries should be pursued with a belief in the way of conducting a ritual. The results are evaluations of the realistic tendency of the commonly used expression techniques in ancient history documentaries and confirm the importance of research investments and filmmakers’ commitment during practice.

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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/29792

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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Documentary

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Ancient history

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Filmmaking techniques

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Film Philosophy

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Realism

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Realism in Ancient History Documentaries

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Capstone project

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