Genre analysis - Documentary analysis 3 - That thing lara croft.

Type of Documentary - Mixed with interviews archive footage of game and film.



Themes- Games, fantasy, sex icon, power of the media- rep of women



Narrative Structure - Cosed , non linear and single strand.



Camera Work

Extreme close up and close up of interviewees with eyeline 3rd of the way down.

Tracking to show people on computers in a cyber cafe.

Barbie sequence - extreme close up of barbie doll on kens shoulders which was relevant to lara and the speech from interviewees.



Mise en scene -

Interviewees left or right on screen

Chomokey - green lighting on face

Chomokey- footage of the game was not in focus.



Sound

Game sounds i.e. gun shots and engines

Madonna music in background of interviews this was creative and relevant as interviewees compared lara croft to madonna.

Voice over - male calm and clear aged around 20. this suggests a young male fan.



Editing

Game footage as background

shows interviewees through computer screen he is the most important person in the documentary so he is shown this way to make him stand out to the others.

Fast motion going down the stairs

Finally the most common edit is cut behind shots.





Archive Material

Game footage

Film footage

Nike advert

Newspaper/mags

Websites about lara croft

Angelina jolie interview.





Graphics

white title sans serif font used and all letters lower case.

most graphics said documentary name (that thing)


LINK TO MOVIE TRAILOR - www.youtube.com/watchv=ufYygJw93pQ