Genre Analysis - Documentary Analysis - That Thing Lara Croft

This is an action documentary which is presented as being expository due to it having a voice-of-god.

There is not much which goes on throughout this documentary as it is considerably short compared to other documentaries which I have watched. Its narrative structure begins with Lara Croft being in a playstation game as a cartoon character, it then moves on to her being seen as a sex symbol then ends back with the video game again.

When looking at camera work, there are plenty of close-ups which focus entirely on Lara Croft's assets, this portrays it as being a documentary targeted specifically at young men as this would appeal to them. When interviewing Angelina Jolie herself she is filmed in a close up which is directly on her face therefore, this states her importance to the documentary. There is also talking heads used which is were the interviewee is filmed in front of a blue or green screen so that the editing later on is a lot easier.

There isn't much variety when it comes to the mise-en-scene as for each interview the background is of the video game which Lara Croft stars in, this shows that this is really all this documentary is about and reinforces this back to the audience.

Through sound, non-diegetic sound is used of music which is used to add effect and makes the game seem more exciting and fast-paced. Also a male voice-over is used which yet again fits in with the target audience being men.

In editing, when the man is being interviewed it has cleverly been edited into a laptop screen to give the audience the impression we are watching the interview straight from that which may also make them seem more involved. The editing in general is very action based meaning it is fast paced and eye-catching to watch. This documentary also contains talking heads which are then superimposed into the background with the video game itself. Lots of cutaway shots are used of the video game which are used in order to reinforce the style.

There is archive material used of Angelina Jolie in the video game, of the playstation game and also of images of magazines.

Through the graphics there isn't much to note down as not many graphics are used. However, the most noticeable graphic is of Lara Croft's name across the screen which is in white and is bold making it stand out against the black background.