The documentary analyzes the themes and narrative structure of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It explores how the novel challenged the idea of man creating life and commented on modern issues like electricity. Through interviews, archival footage, and narration, the documentary examines Frankenstein's enduring influence and how it remains relevant as a modern myth.

1. Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

2. Type of documentary
The Frankenstein documentary is a mixed documentary as it
includes interviews, archive footage, observation and
narration.

3. Themes
Modern
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Man creating
another man
Challenging God
Human life Monsters and creatures
Electricity

4. Narrative Structure
The Frankenstein documentary uses a non linear, one
stranded, closed narrative structure. This is because the
documentary is not in chronological order, focuses on one
person/topic and has a structured ending.

5. Interview
The interviewee is framed
to the left of the screen,
this is a convention of
documentaries.
The questions are also
edited out using relevant
cutaways, which is also a
convention of
documentaries.
The interview has
taken place in an
informal environment
as it has been
conducted in a home.
Graphics have been to
add the name of the
interviewee and their
relevance to the
documentary.
The mise en scene in this interview is not
really related to the documentary which
goes against conventions of
documentaries.
A medium close up has been
used in the interview which
shows a clear image of the
interviewee.

6. Sound
There is a music overlay over the documentary which gives an
emotive effect. Also a passage is read from the Frankenstein book
in the documentary which gives more information about
Frankenstein and what its about. Thunder and lightning can also be
heard in the documentary which adds to the theme of electricity.

7. Editing
Fast pace of editing at the beginning after the archive
footage. Relevant cutaways to different locations have
been used such as to the author and to pylons when
talking about electricity

8. Archive Material
Footage from old
show Frankenstein.