Monday 11 July 2011

'That Thing - Lara Croft' Analysis.

Type of documentary - Mixed Narrated.

Themes - Virtual V Reality.
Feminism and The Representation of Women.
Power of the Media Influencing Soceity.

Narrative Structure - Closed, Single Strand, Non- Linear.

Camerawork - Interviews - medium/close up. Also a big close up on Angelina Jolie. Framed to left or right of screen. Tilted frame through the computer screen.
POV shot of playing game.
Panning across people playing the game.
Zoom is used on the magazine covers.

Mise En Scene - Green screen is used. Images of the game played behind interviewees. Front projection is also used.
Everything is to do with computers e.g. cybercafe.

Sound - Voiceover matches the gender and age of the target audience, the voiceover uses standard english and its constructs the narrative.
There is music used throughout the documentary suc h as music from the game, dance music and also Madonna's songs are played during an interview where she is mentioned.
Sounjd Effects from the game are used.

Editing - Main edit is cut.
Toby Gard (creator) edited in a computer screen and a tilt frame to make him different to everyone else.
Green screen is used.
Fast motion going into the cyber cafe.
Lara with a gun is a recurring motife.
They put game and film footage of the same thing played after eachother.

Archive Material - Game footage.
Film footage.
Angelina Jolie Interview.
Websites and Magazines.
Nikey Advert.
Barbie Scene - The barbie scene is probably not archive material because the documentary makers would have to get the rights if its from a real advert and its not conventional of a barbie advert.

Graphics - Nikey symbol
Name of person being interviewed in big font and thier relevance to topic is smaller. Also their job title ( relevance ) is followed by 'of that thing' for example 'the creater of that thing'.

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