Documentary Analysis

Title of Documentary Lara Croft

Type of documentary:
Mixed

Themes:
The effect of computer games
The repsentation of women
Influence of the media

Narrative Structure:
Closed narrative structure
Single Strand
Non Liner

Camerawork:
Fast motion through the computer place
Left or right
Close up and medium close up and extreme close up
Point of view shot of the game tracking shot and zoom also used
Over the shoulder shot

Mise-en-scene
Game in the background of the interviewed
Chromakey, in the background
Linked it to what was being said
Out of focused
Low key lighting used

Sound:
Non Digetic Music used from the game, reason for this is to get the target audience.
Non digetic music used Madonna’s music
Male and Female voice over
Stated English

Editing:
Interview on a screen in an editing box
Fast Motion editing
Cut shots
Super imposed

Archive Material:
Cutaways of the game
Cutaways of the film
Goes through what people say about her and what they think of her websites
Advert for Nike

Graphics:
To tell people who someone is
At the bottom of the opposite of the interviewer
Low case in white
Rolling credits
Speech bubbles used