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