历史题材的纪录片有学者称为编年史纪录片。随着纪录片大众化的发展趋势及市场的逐渐形成,受众对纪录片的期待不仅是对一段历史的认识,还希望获得一种审美体验。如何既尊重历史事实又满足受众的审美需求是纪录片发展中迫切要解决的问题。作为全球最大的纪录片制作商及采购商,美国DCI公司(DiscoveryCommunicationsInc.)旗下的探索频道生产和播出的历史纪录片视角独特、手法新颖,尘封的历史经重新包装后变得栩栩如生、引人入胜。 Documentary of the historical theme of scholars called chronicle documentaries. With the development trend of documentary popularity and the gradual formation of the market, the audience’s expectation of the documentary is not only a historical understanding, but also want to obtain an aesthetic experience. How to respect both the historical facts and the aesthetic needs of the audience is an urgent issue to be solved in the development of documentary films. As the world’s largest documentary producer and purchaser, History Documentary produced and broadcast by Discover Communications Inc. of Discovery Communications Inc. of the United States has a unique and innovative approach. Its dusty history has been repackaged to become lifelike and engaging.