Analysis of the War Documentary Film “Counterattack on the 4th Day” from the Point of View of Photographic Aesthetics

The documentary film Counterattack on the 4th Day is the second part of the documentary series on Chronicles of Victory, which is on the fourth day of Operation Wal-Fajr 8 in one of the axes where the enemy conducts a Patak (counter-attack) by Mustafa Dalai as the director and cameraman, Saeed Faraghi Darian as the sound operator, and Mohammad Akhwan as the director. The assistant cameraman is filmed and staged and interpreted by Morteza Avini. In this article, a few pictures chosen from the scenes of this film are analyzed and analyzed in a brief and useful way with an aesthetic approach. The research method is based on the descriptive-analytical method and information gathering is a combination of the library and interview method. The results of this research show that, first of all, in all the wars that have occurred throughout history, few photographers and videographers have been seen who could capture the realities of war and the lives of Iranian warriors during operations and under the siege of the enemy, who could be killed or captured at any moment. Attract the enemy direct. Second, the presence of the film crew in this battle caused special images of the moods and modes of Iranian soldiers to be captured and recorded, which is undoubtedly a clear page for the history of Iran. Thirdly, during the preparation of such photos and videos, a large number of photographers and film crews were injured or martyred, and in this series, two of the cameraman’s assistants and the cameraman were seriously injured. It seems that the clear and accurate recording and recording of such documentary films and photos of the crisis (front and war) and the special status of the fighters can be very useful for researchers such as psychologists, sociologists, etc. Considering the events that have happened to the filmmakers, Chronicles of Victory collection can make a television series or a movie about these artists and the events that happened to them, to somehow remember these artists and the people. Familiarise yourself with crisis photography and filming and Ishraghi cinema.