MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION
1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thuan Hue
2. Gender: female
3. Date of birth: November 20, 1984
4. Place of birth: Ha Tinh
5. Decision on recognition of graduate students No. 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 of the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
6. Changes in training process: No
7. Thesis topic name:Television documentary about sea and islands (Survey on VTV1 from 2013 - 2014)
8. Major: Journalism Code: 60.32.01.01
9. Scientific instructor:Assoc.Prof.Dr. Duong Xuan Son– Faculty of Journalism - University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU, Hanoi
10. Summary of thesis results:
The thesis focuses on research and gives some basic results as follows:
In chapter 1 - overview of the topic "TV documentary on seas and islands", the author focuses on solving some general theories about TV documentary and current issues about seas and islands. In which, the research focuses on clarifying the concepts of "television", "documentary", "TV documentary". From the characteristics, features as well as the nature and strengths of television, the inheritance of TV documentary to film documentary in terms of visual language, sound, light, reproduction techniques...
In chapter two, the thesis delves into the survey, analysis and evaluation of the current situation of television documentaries about the sea and islands broadcast on VTV1 in the two years 2013-2014. Through studying the directors whose names are associated with documentaries about the sea and islands, studying the content of the films (especially the films selected for in-depth analysis), combined with synthesizing the issues accumulated in in-depth interviews with experts, managers, members of the film crew... the author has made specific and objective comments and assessments such as: depth, diversity of information, issues of sovereignty, foreign information... in the content of the film. In this chapter, the author also draws out the successes that television documentaries about islands have achieved, such as the maximum exploitation of visual language, the use of commentary, the richness of documentaries about islands, the elements of music, sound, and the way of exploiting interviews. These things have created great value for documentaries about islands. From there, the thesis points out the importance and role of positions such as director, screenwriter, cameraman, commentator, graphic designer, etc. in the process of creating a documentary.
Through a survey of films, analysis of actual data from production units, and in-depth interviews with insiders, many existing problems and limitations were also raised in the thesis. From there, the thesis boldly proposed a number of solutions to improve the quality of documentaries about the sea and islands, such as groups of solutions related to human factors, means, technical facilities; factors related to innovation in content and form of expression; policies and financial mechanisms; factors related to the network of collaborators as well as issues related to the time, quantity and frequency of broadcasting, promoting, introducing and exchanging documentaries about the sea and islands...
The greatest result for the thesis author - a local radio reporter, these are truly meaningful studies, creating the foundation and premise for realizing the cherished desire to make documentary films. And in fact, during this research period, the author boldly experimented with producing and broadcasting a number of documentaries, initially bringing valuable experiences about the profession such as:Lullaby for comrades, The one who returned from Gac Ma(broadcast on HTTV in July and September 2015)…
11. Practical application:
With this topic, the thesis has an important meaning in contributing to supplementing and developing the theoretical system of the current television documentary genre. In particular, from delving into an issue of "television documentary on seas and islands", in a certain aspect, the topic will have initial contributions in statistics, evaluation, comments and analysis in terms of content and form of expression. This will contribute to creating a basis for further in-depth studies on the issue of propaganda about seas and islands of television press.
The research results from the theory and practice of the thesis will have an impact on press agencies, central and local television stations, regional stations and especially journalists in recognizing and re-evaluating the impact and effectiveness of these works. From there, the great role of the television documentary genre in the current propaganda of the sea and islands will be recognized. ... The thesis also hopes to contribute to improving the filmmaking skills of television documentary filmmakers, adding a source of information for researchers, management agencies and those interested in this issue.
12. Further research directions:
If possible, this thesis can also suggest many more in-depth research directions in documentaries about islands: For example, about visual language, about details in documentaries about islands, about non-textual elements in documentaries about islands, the art of expression in documentaries about islands, etc.
13. Published works related to the thesis:
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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Master student's full name: Nguyen Thuan Hue2. Sex: Female
3. Date of birth: 11/20/19844. Place of birth: Ha Tinh
5. Postgraduate admission decision number: 2998/2013/QD-XHNV-SDH dated December 30, 2013 by the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities
6. Changes in academic process: N/A
7. Official thesis title: A Television Documentary about Sea and islands (Survey on VTV1 between 2013 and 2014)
8. Major: Newspapers and magazines 9. Code: 60.32.01.01
10. Supervisor: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Duong Xuan Son - Press Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
The thesis focuses on research and some basic findings are as follows:
In chapter one - Overview of the subject “A Television Documentary about Sea and Islands”, the author touches upon some general theories of television documentaries and the sea and islands issue at present; with the focus on highlighting the concepts of “television”, “documentary”, “television documentary”; from the typical features, characteristics as well as the nature, strengths of television to the inheritance of documentaries from cinematic documentaries with respect to the language for image processing, sound, light, recreation methods…
In chapter two, the thesis deeply surveys, analyzes and assesses the present situation of documentaries about sea and islands on VTV1 in the two years 2013 and 2014. By learning about the film directors whose reputation has been closely associated with documentaries about sea and islands, studying the film contents (especially those films that have been selected for deep analysis), combined with the generalization of the issues accumulated in deep interviews with the experts, managers, film crew…, the author made specific and objective statements, assessments of the depth, diversification of information, the issues about sovereignty, external information…in the contents. In this chapter, the author also refers to the successes made by television documentaries such as in making full use of the language for image processing, way of using commentaries, profusion of the of documentary genres about sea and islands, the elements of music, sounds, exploitation of interviews. All these create the big values of documentaries about sea and islands; from that the thesis highlights the importance, the role of such positions as director, screenplay writer, cameraman, commentary writer, diagrammatic and graphic workers…in the process of making a documentary work.
By surveying, analyzing the actual data from production units, in-depth interviews, numerous concerns, limitations as pointed out in the thesis so as to bravely recommend a number of solutions to improve the quality of documentary films about sea and islands, such as groups of solutions related to the factors of human; means, material and technical bases; the factors of renovation in respect of content and form of representation; policy, financial mechanisms; the factor of associate network and issues related to time, number and frequency of broadcasting, promoting, introducing, exchanging films about sea and islands…
The greatest findings to the author of the thesis - a reporter for the special segment of the local station were the really significant studies which would serve as grounds, premises for realizing the desire to make documentary films. And in reality, within this research period, the author bravely experimented with the making and broadcasting several documentary films and this did bring about some valuable experiences in the profession, such as:Lullaby for Companions in Arms,The One Coming back from Gac Ma(on HTTV in July and September 2015)…
12. Practical applicability:
With this subject, the thesis is of great significance as it helps supplement and develop the system of theories of the television documentary genre at present. In this respect, from going deeply into one issue, namely “television documentaries about sea and islands”, the thesis shall make initial contributions to activities of summing up, assessing, commenting and analyzing from the angle of presentation content and form. This will help lay the foundation for further researches on sea and islands propaganda of television press.
The research findings generated from the thesis's theory and practice will impact on press agencies; Central, local and regional television broadcasting stations; and particular reporters, journalists in encouraging, reviewing the effects of such works, from that to identify the great role of television documentary genre in sea and islands propaganda at present… The thesis is intended to contribute to improving the film making techniques of television documentary makers and is an additional source of information for researchers, management bodies and those who are interested in this issue.
13. Further research directions:
If conditions permit, from this thesis there may be deeper researches to be conducted on documentary films about sea and islands, for example, with respect to language for image processing, to details in documentaries about sea and islands, to the factor of unwritten literature, the art of representing in documentaries about sea and islands, etc.
14. Thesis-related publications: N/A
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