Selection And Application Of Narrative Perspective In Character Documentary

"People",the core of character documentaries,has always been the focus and center of artistic creation.Character documentary,as an important type of documentary,is favored by more and more creators.Based on the principle of ensuring authenticity by objectively recording the daily life,real experience,and living conditions of the characters,the creator uses audiovisual language to present the different life landscapes of individuals or groups.The "narrative perspective",as the name suggests,is the angle,position,and viewpoint in the narrative process.In character documentaries,choosing an appropriate perspective helps the narrative unfold.Whether you choose a single narrative perspective to run through the film,or choose to use different narrative perspectives,you can present the creator’s unique style.It is mainly composed of four parts: The first chapter mainly introduces the current situation of creation and research of this selected topic.The second chapter explains the classification of narrative perspectives,and clarifies the role of narrative perspective selection in character documentaries.Chapter Three discusses the significance of this perspective in character documentaries by enumerating the specific applications of omniscience,external perspective,and internal perspective in character documentaries,combined with the perspective presented in the author’s graduation work.The fourth chapter,based on the author’s works,summarizes the application of narrative perspective in the early planning,mid-shooting and post-editing,emphasizes that the appropriate perspective type should be selected according to the specific situation in the creation,and pays attention to other types of perspectives reflected in the film,so as to provide some valuable references for future related research.