Abstract
The word documentary has been described as an advice” in “Oxford English Dictionary” in the late 1800s. Document is a main source of information for lawyers. And in cinema, basic film forms are defined with their own properties. The common sense is to separate documentary from fiction, experimental from main current and animation from the live action films. While these definitions were being made, it has been considered that which expression methods were used. The film genre which is called documentary has been defined in many different ways. In this study, animated documentary genre which is a form of hybrid documentary has been concerned with Baudrillard’s theory. In this context, Ari Folman’s animated documentary Waltz with Bassir (2008) has been analyzed with genre criticism method.
Highlights
History of animated documentary1 is old as much as history of traditional documentary
The development of the art of cinema has progressed in two main categories: Documentary and fiction
Reality has always been at the center of documentaries
Summary
History of animated documentary is old as much as history of traditional documentary. In any period, animated documentaries have not been reached the popularity of traditional documentaries. The historical issues and the representation of movies which were produced in the past have made that genre become popular again. Animated documentaries of today have effected audience with their visionary power. These movies are simulacra (appearance that wants to be perceived as reality) which benefits from imagination (Baudrillard 2010, p.1). These movies present an ideal world to viewers where everything is seamless
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