The Research On Entertainment Essentials In Television Documentary Program

As the representative of the TV documentary Agitation, documentary program used tospread many fields. Till now, documentary is still one of the most important symbols ofmeasuring television Comprehensive strength. However, television newsreel program isdeveloping rapidly and still occupies the leading position of television in recent years.Documentary program is developing backwards to the second place, and some of the programsare involved in edge crisis. In recent years, national government support a lot to documentaryprogram. Documentary program channel and documentary program itself also connect withmodern market gradually. Based on original article and documentary style, televisiondocumentary program is added some entertainment essentials. It’s better to draw audience’sattentions and also deliver information. This thesis is based on this point to choose documentaryprogram and the main research subject. Compared with adding and using entertainmentessentials to documentary program, take the essence to its dregs, in order to explore a betterdevelopment method.This thesis is using comparative thinking including vertical history carding and horizontalcategory, cast study, and documentary research. With these research methods, the thesisemphasized analyses how documentary program product channels to put entertainmentessentials in use for documentary program. And the thesis analyses the reason and impact fordocumentary program with different national situations in various countries. Try to do someresearches through the balance of using entertainment essentials in television documentaryprogram and program itself with realistic and art characteristics. To see the real current situationof development for television documentary program through this research.Firstly, the thesis gives a reasonable definition through researching on books and analysisof television documentary program. Secondly explains the reason why television documentaryprogram can be the key trend of television documentary film. And analysis the reason and trendthat television documentary program entertainment essentials can be so popular by researchingon audience ratings, audience’s thoughts, national policies and development demands. Then thethesis uses horizontal comparison methods to compare with American Explore Channel,European and Chinese Television Documentary Program. To find entertainment essentials in television documentary program by comparing different culture and deliver systems, andanalysis the pros and cons that the essential brings to television documentary programdevelopment. By researching on audiences’ thoughts and television industry market, the thesistried to find balance between realistic and art characteristic in television documentary program.The main topic of television documentary program is still recording real life. But as a one of theentertain methods in our daily life, it is a trend to get entertainment essentials involve. Theproblem is how to find balances between realistic and art characteristic, and how to createprogram that audiences like. In current consuming style society, it’s important to explore asuitable way for television documentary program development in China.Postman said: entertainment is the super consciousness method to all talking on television.No matter what content and thoughts you use on TV, the programs on television are all forentertaining people. For television documentary program, adding entertainment essentials isalready a leading method. We can see that it effects on how to choose a topic, the way to tell astory to audiences, and the understanding to documentary program. Documentary is not alone.Based on the current making methods, make the thoughts open to current art with revolutionand fashion art in order to absorb reasonable essentials and new style of inspiration and narrateskill. Also use digital technology to create more methods and styles for entertainmentdocumentary with creative characteristic. This is the adaption that documentary programtowards to taste trend in current society, also the internal requirement for self improvement.