Author(s)

Yufeng Dong

Corresponding Author

Yufeng Dong

ABSTRACT

When it comes to non-fiction animation, its most typical form of representation is the animated documentary. Waltz with Bashir is the first animated documentary that recreates the 1982 massacre in a Palestinian refugee camp. This paper will use semiotic theory as the basis of research to study the meaning conveyed by the ‘special language’ of video to explore the meaning and profound connotation of animation in the field of documentary film. From this, it will deduce the impact of the semantics of video in animated documentary film on the audience and on the related field as well as look into the future trends and exploration of animated documentary film. It also explores the future development trends and blue ocean of animated documentaries.

KEYWORDS

Animated documentary, Video language, Non-fiction animation, Semiotics