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D O C U M E N T A R Y A N A L Y S I S
That Thing…Lara Croft
Type of Documentary
Mixed – a combination of narration, voiceover and observation
The representation and sexualisation of women Gaming Culture Power of the new media
Themes
Narrative Structure
Closed – the line of argument reaches to a conclusion at the end
Single Strand – there is only one line of argument
Non – Linear – it is in a non chronological order and does not following the order of time
Camerawork
MCU, CU, and BCU for interviews- tilted frame up and person and camera aligned conventionally
low key lighting
Chromakey to reveal archive footage
Superimposition for example on the editor in the screen, and clicking play, anchors the mise-en-scene
POV in cyber cafe - fast motion to prevent loss of concentration
Over the shoulder shot of gamers
Tilted frame
Rule of thirds - e.g. eye line lies on tangent
Mise-en-scene
Chromakey- game footage which is out of focus to keep attention on the interviewee
low key lighting - computer screen is used to light the people
Sound Narrator- male, standard English, young to reflect
target audience
SFX - guns, effects from the game, dance style 90's music and music from the gamesMotorbike and Lara's voice
Editing
Quick cuts - main form of editing, and also superimposition is used to link in with chromakey
Graphics Bottom on the opposite side of the interviewee
White font - modern sans serif
lowercase
Anchor meaning of footage
credits were rolling graphic
speech bubbles to create unique titles
Archive Material
Film clips
Websites
Barbie footage
Nike advert
Magazine covers e.g. ‘Time’ and ‘The Face’
Interview with Angelina Jolie
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