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Animated Documentaries in Modern Cinematic Art: Specifics of Production

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  • 1. ROR icon Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts
  • 2. Kyiv University of Culture

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The purpose of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of animated documentary films' production in the modern film process. It also aims to investigate the specifics of the combination of real facts and events with the animation of the storyline sequence in films, reveal modern animation techniques and the specifics of their combination with footage, determine their impact on the viewer, and identify the peculiarities of using storyboards for organizational and filming processes. Research methodology. It consists in applying of the following methods: theoretical-comparative – comparison of foreign animation-documentary films of the last century with modern ones; practical – disclosure of the peculiarities of work on "animadocs" and plagiarism in author's and studio projects; analysis – the influence of audiovisual means of expression on the audience's perception of animation style, sound accompaniment, and counterpoint in animated documentary cinema. Scientific novelty. For the first time the influence of stylistic features of animated documentaries on the viewers' perception of the depicted events has been analyzed, the importance of using storyboards during the organizational and shooting process in Ukraine has been systematized, the main aspects of working with film dramaturgy have been revealed and the problems of using non-linear dramaturgy in animated films have been considered, the differences in story presentation between feature films and animated documentaries have been revealed. Conclusions. The peculiarities of animated documentary film production in the modern film process have been analyzed, the peculiarities of combining real facts and events with animation of the sequence of storylines in films have been investigated, and modern animation techniques and the peculiarities of their combination with film frames have been revealed, the specifics of film production and their impact on the viewer through audiovisual means of expression have been determined.

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https://doi.org/10.31866/2617-2674.6.2.2023.289310

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