A Critical Inquiry on Data Visualization Based Interactive Documentary: “The Fallen of World War II” as an example

In its historical development, documentary cinema has always utilized new mediums and produced modes of representation. recent times, especially with the big data surrounding different realms our life, production interactive based on visualization appeared as a mode. this context, “The Fallen World War II” <http://www.fallen.io/ww2/> is one best examples mode documentary. The exposes mainly “the human cost Second War.” visual channel operates number dead soldiers civilians all countries attending II, their statistical distributions in form charts archival photographs used dramatic moments War. audio structured by an interpretive voice-over that strengthened affective sound design musical score. channels are tightly interwoven to support each other entangled form. Within linear cinematographic structure, viewers can pause flow at two key narrative interact make own interrogation data. paper, my aim critical analysis dynamic photograph use I will elaborate how sets represented visual(ization) aural methods call viewer into interaction encourage her become agent interrogation.