Lara croft documentary
- 2. Type of documentary and themes used The Lara Croft documentary is a mixed documentary as it has a range of different content in it like interviews and narration. The themes used in the documentary is video games, the representation of females in video games (emphasising their body features) and the power of the media.
- 3. Narrative structure The narrative structure in the documentary is non linear. This is because there is no timeline of events and the interviewees do not follow a chronological order. It is single stranded as there is only 1 narrative thread rather than multiple narrative threads. It is a closed narrative because nothing is left open for the audience to think about and all the questions that have been asked in the documentary has been answered.
- 4. Camera work The camera work used in the interviews include close ups of the interviewees. The interviewee’s eye line is a 3rd of the way down from the top of the screen and on the same eye line of the interviewer so they aren’t looking up or down when answering the questions. There are POV shots used and tracking shots used in cut away shots to make the audience stay entertained. The interviewee’s are just off centre, looking at the opposite direction to the camera. This shows the documentary is follows conventions of camera work when doing interviews.
- 5. Mise-en-scene The mise-en-scene used in the documentary of Lara Croft is green screens and artificial lighting. The green screen is used so that the editors can put objects and things that can relate to what the interviewee is talking about so it can support what they are saying. The artificial lighting is used to show that the people that are talking are important and makes the audience focus on them rather than what's around them. On some of the interviewees faces there is a projector shining on them. This is visually attractive for the audience and can keep them entertained as it is something different.
- 6. Sound and editing The sound used through out documentary is gaming music, fast paced music and normal songs. The gaming music links in with the theme and topic of video games. There are also gun shots and fighting sounds used which tie in with video games and violence which is included in the Lara Croft video game. The fast paced music is played in the background which can make the audience feel excited that something is going to happen as it builds tension. The editing used throughout the programme is normal cutting and fast cutting when the woman is in the club. This is because it is fast paced in the club so the audience can see this by the speed of the editing used.
- 7. Archive material and graphics The archive material used in the documentary includes footage from the actual Lara croft game to show what the interviewees are talking about and support their views. There is footage used from the film and an interview with Angelina Jolie from another story. There are images of magazine covers that are also used. The graphics used include a simple white coloured font and it is placed opposite the interviewee. This is so it is easy to understand for the audience. The top line is the interviewees name and the bottom line is lower text size with their relevance to the documentary.