Lara Croft:That Thing Analysis

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Lara Croft That Thing Analysis
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Type of Documentary

• The documentary is a mixed documentary as it
  involves interviews, archive material, graphics
  and more.
• The themes that run throughout include
  advertisement of the game, how its viewed by the
  media, stereotyped surrounding girl gamers and
  gender representation of Lara Croft as a role
  model.
• The narrative structure is closed as everything
  is covered, single stranded and non-linear.

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Camera Work
Here is an unusual way for an interview to be
framed as it is done at a slanted angle on a
laptop webcam, the interviewee is placed in the
middle but it follows one code and convention as
its a close up shot.
The controversial interview shot is either a
medium shot, close up or big close up and the
interviewee is always placed to the left or right
of the frame.
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Mise-en-scene

• A green screen is often used behind an
  interviewee or the screen is projected onto their
  face.
• If a green screen isnt used there is usually the
  video game which is the biggest relevance to the
  documentary.

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Sound

• Interviewees
• Voice of God which is a English male with no
  accent.
• Video game music
• Continuous fast moving electronic music
• Madonnas music is playing to compare her to Lara
  Croft as a female role model.

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Archive Material

• Lara Croft gaming
• Lara Croft film
• Nike advert
• Websites
• A Angelina Jolie interview
• Magazines

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Graphics and Editing

• Editing
• Cuts from one shot to another is used often.
• Fast motion in the cyber café suggesting its a
  fast moving programme and the game is fast and
  intense.
• The background cuts of focus occasionally.
• Graphics
• Simple white font for the interviewees names and
  relevance.
• No capitals, the title in graphics anchors the
  relevance to the theme of gaming.
• Speech bubble title suggests the programme is
  based around peoples opinions.