Documentary analysis - That Thing: Lara Croft

Type of Documentary:

• Mixed

Themes:

• Video games
• Representation of women
• Power of the media

Narrative Structure:

• Closed
• Non-linear
• Single-strand

Camerawork:

• Some interviews shot in low angle.
• Most interviews shot in close-up/big close-up.
• Interviews framed left/right of screen and eyeline is 1/3 of the way down the screen.

Mise-en-scene:

• Chromokey behind interviewee is game footage.
• Projection of background showing up on interviewees face.
• Chromokey showing film footage in background.

Sound:

• Interviewee mentioned Madonna in one of the interviews and one of her songs was played in the backgorund.

Editing:

• Creator of the game was put onto computer screen as if he was in a game.
• Most common edit wa a cut.

Archive Material:

• Archive footage of game.
• Archive footage of films.
• Angelina Jo-Lie interview from when the film was realeased.
• Websites

Graphics:

• Type is sans-serif
• Every credit had 'That Thing' at the end.
• All font in lower case.