2. Type of Documentary
Mixed as it involves the three key feature to make a mixed documentary, a variety of interviews
with relevance people, archive material and also narration which is used to pull it all together so
that the narration anchors whatever is being shown, and also archive material used.
Narrative Structure
Non linear - as it doesn't follow in chronological order.
Single stranded - as there is only the one narrative throughout the documentary, Frankenstein.
Themes
The main themes throughout the documentary are how the horror genre is becoming more
popular, the different versions of Frankenstein from different peoples aspects, contreversy on
how he has been adapted over time and Mary Shelley.
3. Camera Work
During the interviews that they have filmed, they have used
the convential framing of using the rule of thirds, ensuring
that the interviewees eyeline is 1 third of the way down,
making sure that they are the focus of the audiences
attention.
They have also used medium close ups, so that the
interviewees head and shoulders are in shot so that the mise
en scene is still seen.
Throughout the cut aways they have used various different
camera angles and shots such as extreme close ups, crabbing
shots and crane shots, so that the audience do not get bored
of seeing the same thing throughout.
4. Mise-En-Scene
They have used various scientific shots throughout
the documentary, this reinforcs that he is a made up
character.
The mise-en-scene for interviews, is appropriate
places to who they are/their relevance to the
subject, this is so that it creates meaning for the
audience.
5. Sound
There is has been non diagetic sound added to the documentary, along with the general diagetic
sound. They have added music underplaying the documentary quietly so that there is always
something playing, they have also added sound effets such as a heartbeat in an intense scene,
this makes it more effective for the audience.
When in the interviews, there is the natural background.
6. Editing
The documentary is edited at a face pace using cuts, this was done so that the audience is
always interested and it doesn't get boring as it is constantly changing.
They have edited together montages of archive material, this was used so that the audience
could see the story from all different versions of the story quickly
7. Archive Material
There are many shots from different films of different eras, this is to show how the story has
changed over time and effected different people and also how the story has been recreated in
ways such as theatre.
There is also achive material of the letters, from when Mary Shelley first wrote the book.
Alot of the footage is in black and white, which is shows the audience the age of the
Frankenstein story.
8. Graphics
During the interviews, small text comes up at the bottoms of the screen in a plain white, arial
font with the name of the interviewee in capitals, and then on the line below in lower case and
slightly smaller font size, has the relevance of the interviewee to the topic.
