Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication and Media

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication and Media

Study of the Properties of Documentary Theater for Designing Television Theater

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Monada Nateqi 1
Shahram Gilabadi 2
Mohammad Hossein Tamjidi 3
1 M.A. in Television Production, Department of Television, Radio and Television Production Faculty, IRIB University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Television, Radio and Television Production Faculty, IRIB University, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
3 Instructor, Department of Television, Faculty of Radio and Television, IRIB University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/jiscm.2023.333175.1361
Abstract
Production and broadcasting of Television theaters has been ceased for several years. The present study aims at inspecting the characteristics of documentary theater for designing Television Theater. Using the properties of documentary theater in television theater, in this article, we achieve a novel combination that is used in various ways in some television channels around the world. Due to their unique characteristics, documentary theater and television theater can remove their own defects and shortcomings in the form of Television Documentary Theater. Using documentary theater and documentary topics in television brings together theater the theater-lovers, and the folk who are highly influenced by television. The research has been conducted using mental data, and collecting information from various library and visual sources, and combining them with semantic analysis. In “findings of the study”, it is specified that in order to produce a documentary television theater, we need to know the properties of television theater and documentary theater. Furthermore, interviews with people and witnesses of the incident, collecting documents; real images and sounds, and stressing the clarification of unknown aspects of each incident are among the most important sections of television documentary theater. Based on the findings, the combination of television documentary theater reflects reality through television creativities and facilities and plays a considerable role in attracting, educating and informing the audience. 
 
Keywords
Theater
Television Theater
Documentary Theater
Media
Documentary  
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