Documentary analysis: That Thing - Lara Croft

Type of Documentary
Mixed documentary - interviews, archive and actuality footage all used

Themes
Phenomenon of Lara Croft
Representation of women
Power of the media

Narrative Structure
Closed
Non-liner
Single strand

Camerawork
Close ups and medium close ups used during interviews, framed to the left or right of the screen, eyeline a 3rd of the way down the screen.
Camera tilted on interview with the game creator

Mise-en-scene
Chromakey - Background during interview is footage from game and movie - out of focus so it doesnt distract from interview
Interviewees dimly lit during interview
Interview with creator of the game is filmed on a screen

Sound
Voiceover - Male, Standard english , Calm and clear delivery, relevant age to the topic
Maddonna song plays when interviewee is talking about her
Gunfire and music from the game

Editing
Mainly cuts used
Fastmotion used when a tracking shot is used in a cyber cafe filming people playing on the game

Archive Material
Video game footage
Footage from Tomb Raider movie
Websites
Nike advert
Newspapers + magazines
Angelina Jolie interview

Graphics
White font - name and relevance to topic - "That Thing"

This is an example of the archive footage from the film that is used