Documentary Analysis 3

Title of programme: That thing BBC Two

Type of documentary

Mixed documentary

Themes

Tomb Raider

Phenomenon of Lara Croft

Representation of women

Power of the media – Influencing people’s thoughts and beliefs

Narrative Structure

Closed

Non Linear

Single Stranded

Camera work

Interviews – Mid CU/CU – framed to the left or right – eye line 3^rd of the way down the screen – conventional set up for the interviews

Tilted frames

Whip pan (Computer screen/keyboard)

Tracking shot

Extreme CU – Barbie sequence

Mise-en-scene

Front Projection

Chromakey – Out of focus when a moving image was used as not to distract from the interview

Sound

Narrator – Male in 20’s – he is the age of the person who would play the games

Gun fire and music from the game

Voice of Lara Croft

Madonna music – one of the interviewers spoke about Madonna – music started before Madonna was mentioned.

Editing

Fast motion – In cyber cafe

Chromakey used

Cut – most common edit

Archive Material

Tomb raider films/games

Newspapers

Magazines

Ava Nova

Nike Advert

Websites

Angeline Jolie Interview

Graphics

Man in computer screen – done in edit – maker of the game put in a game

White writing either to the left or right – every graphic has ‘that thing’ written and the persons job within it - eg (Angelina Jolie acts that thing)

Sans serif – no capitals

I decided to add this image as the programme was all about the phenomenon of Lara Croft and the representation of women.