This is the first Disneynature documentary movie I watched. Before watching this film, what I knew about it was "a documentary film that astounded the audience and made a reputation for Disneynature." When I opened the film, the beginning of the film drifted past the barrage "Do it again, after watching this documentary, I feel like watching a Disney story". At this time, my anticipation for this documentary film was at its fullest. Facts have proved that it is worth all my expectations. In the process of enjoying the film, I was constantly amazed by the shots, editing techniques and dubbing it presented. Such an excellent documentary really deserves high praise from the audience.
In terms of shots, time-lapse shots are extensively used in the film. Part of the purpose is to show the beauty of nature, and part of it is used as a metaphor for the occurrence of events. What impressed me was that when the aggressor was preparing to invade, the film was interspersed with scenes of fungi multiplying in the forest, and the effect was very impactful. While the audience sighed the magic of nature, they also felt the urgency of being surrounded by danger, creating an atmosphere for the "successful aggression" event.
The editing in the film is very smooth. Needless to say, it really fully demonstrates the strength of the editors of major production companies. In addition, one point I want to highlight is the fun of editing in documentaries. When the leader adopts the little monkey, the little monkey learns to eat fruit like the leader. The clip cuts the shots of them eating fruits separately and interspersed them together to create a narrative effect of "you eat and vomit once, I eat and vomit once", plus interesting sound effects, anthropomorphizing the animals, and full of hilariousness. This is a sense of variety that has not appeared in other documentaries. It is worth learning from. Another point is the metaphor embodied in the editing techniques, like the aggression and tension I mentioned in the previous paragraph, and during the lunch break of the orangutans, the spider webs represent the passage of time. This metaphorical editing adds a lot of color to the film.
The most praiseworthy is the dubbing teacher throughout the whole process. The strong voice tells the story of nature. First of all, in the film, the dubbing copy anthropomorphizes the orangutans, boldly inserts the personages for the orangutans, and highlights the story. Secondly, there are many times in the film that are written in the first person of the orangutan, as if they are dubbing the cartoon characters, and once again emphasize the personality and full of fun. Finally, the copywriting is full of barrage-like complaints, complaining about the leader's orangutan's food, and complaining about the naughty of the little orangutan, making the audience feel empathetic. Finally, I want to mention that there was an interaction with the audience in the copy, but I was extremely impressed. It was the name of a kind of fruit. It was very confusing to read. The dubbing said "Try to read it three times quickly." This sudden interaction made me follow suit involuntarily. In the barrage, netizens reacted like an explosion, saying "dubbing is too skinny" and "very funny". It can be seen that this way of interacting with the audience in the "narrative" documentary is deeply loved by the public, and it is also worthy of our reference.
In the film, all shots, editing, and dubbing serve the narrative line in the documentary. But while completing their basic tasks, all aspects also add a sense of variety and beauty. While understanding the story of the little orangutan, I also appreciated the beauty of nature and slowly laughed. This made me realize that documentaries should not only be serious, but should appropriately add elements to attract the audience, tell stories like a humorous tour guide, and reflect the true nature of the event under the gorgeous shell of attracting the audience. This can be done. Explosive documentary.
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