2. The documentary is about the story of Frankenstein and its
history, its also about the modern twists people have put on it.
The type of documentary is mixed as it has a variety of content,
interviews, narration and archive footage. It is also single
stranded with a nonlinear narrative structure.
The camera work in this documentary features mostly medium
close ups. Though a pan is used to go up the human body
diagram.
An establishing shot is used on the villa too set the scene for that
particular part of the interview, as famous events transpired
there.
3. The interviews are mostly framed in the conventional way, though
some of the interview feature two people.
The mise en scene used is appropriate for the documentary. When
interviewing the historian of science the background is a science
museum, and when interviewing Benedict Cumberbatch, the
background is the rehearsal space of the Frankenstein play he is in.
4. Non-diegetic sound within the documentary occurs when a voice
over which is telling the preface of Frankenstein – giving an insight into
it.
During a part of the documentary featuring the rolling stones music by
an actual artist is played, but it is mostly music with lyrics created for
the documentary.
Also sound effects are inserted to heighten some scenario e.g. a
heartbeat sound effect was edited in during a particularly intense
scene.
The editing used within the documentary, is fast cuts mainly to keep
the audience engaged. A montage is used prior to the title sequence
to show a small amount of content before showing it fully.
5. The title screen of the documentary gives it a gothic effect, this is
due to the background image being dark and with the use of
the lightning – which has connotations of electricity which is used
within the story of Frankenstein to bring the monster alive. The
font for the title itself is distorted and looks like it is put together,
just like Frankenstein’s monster. The subtext of the
interviews/footage says who/what the relevance to the topic is.
6. The title screen of the documentary gives it a gothic effect, this is
due to the background image being dark and with the use of
the lightning – which has connotations of electricity which is used
within the story of Frankenstein to bring the monster alive. The
font for the title itself is distorted and looks like it is put together,
just like Frankenstein’s monster. The subtext of the
interviews/footage says who/what the relevance to the topic is.
