Lara croft documentary analysis
- 1. Lara Croft documentary analysis Mixed documentary
- 2. Themes • The overall themes of the Lara croft tomb raider is mainly, female hero, gaming, feminism, heroic, action, thriller, mystery, meaning these themes all fit under the narrative structure of linear as the documentary and Lara croft, is about the evolutionary process, even the documentary fits the genre of the mise en scene of what Lara croft is about how they include fillers of action of Lara croft.
- 3. Representations of themes and Narrative structure • The themes throughout the Lara croft documentary was mainly the heroic iconic action like feminist Lara Croft was represented to be, There was also a taste of mystery and thriller within the documentary as Lara is shown somewhat promiscuous the way she smoothly moves when doing her stunts etc, she Is also shown to be a sophisticated sexy good looking female adding to the mystery and feminism she represents that Women can be just as tough as men, which also further targets both Male and Female audiences. • Narrative structure: The Lara Croft documentary is mixed which uses Narration, Interviews, and archive material, with a closed, single strand Non-Linear narrative structure.
- 4. Camera Work • The overall camera and Framing work in this Documentary was conventional, Common shots used were Medium close ups or just close ups, and was framed to the left or right of the screen for example, the print screen above shows this conventional, medium close up shot of Steven Poole, and also includes the rule of thirds shot which is vital in an Interview. Also, there was a point of view tracking shot to show gamers in the cyber cafe to alliterate how much of a big hit the Lara croft game was. An extreme close up of a computer keyboard, and a variety of long action shots to other shots that keep the viewer intrigued into the documentary.
- 5. Mise en scene • The Mise en scene of the documentary was simple, un-costly in the documentary, however was certainly effective for example; Within some of the Interviews when they were talking about the game itself, they used the projector to front project the footage onto the Interviewee, which encrypted the game into the interview without using shot reverse shot cuts back and to to show game footage. Also, the mise en scene when the interviews were taking place used a green screen cut, as the colour green is the least near colour to skin colour, which gives the audience a focus on the interviewee therefore meaning the audience of the documentary will listen.
- 6. Sound • The sound in the Lara Croft documentary was Ambient and High pace, as one of the main themes in the Lara Croft documentary was action and thrill, which the high pace ambient sound and music reinforced throughout the documentary and give strong connotations of the action thrill of Lara Croft, most sound was Non Diegetic as the music played is edited into the documentary and is not played during the interviews at this would disrupt the interviews and take the focus of the interviewee and interviewer. Also, the documentary includes trace music, which again fits the fast pace of documentary and Lara croft genre.
- 7. Editing and Archive material • The editing of the documentary overall is fast, including fast cuts which again reinforces the themes of the documentary and Lara Croft and how she's a quick fast action packed sexy woman that proves many things. Archive material Film footage and game footage including laptop footage to alliterate and sync in with the Lara Croft game and movies , as the archive material is very much in sync with what Lara croft is about