1. By
Marisha Inoke
ASSIGNMENT 1 : TO ANALYSE THE FORMS
AND CONVENTIONS IN ‘MUMMIFYING ALAN :
EGYPT'S LAST SECRET

2. MUMMIFYING ALAN :
Duration : 1:15:25
About 4 scientists going on a mission to
unsolved the enigma to the ancient
Egyptian preservation technique in
embalming bodies.

3. FORMS – EDITING
Time Lapse is shown by the change when the natural
lighting changes as sunrise begins.

4. FORMS – EDITING

5. CONVENTION : EXPERT INTERVIEWS
• volume control on the sound starts to
faint a little out
• then we have a cutaway accompanied
with sound bridge
• voice over of expert
• He thinks he has made a break through
to figuring out the ancient Egyptians
preservation technique.

6. CONVENTION : EXPERT INTERVIEW
• talks about ancient Egyptians and
the ultimate secret art which is the
PRESERVATION TECHNIQUE
• a cutaway accompanied with
sound bridge

7. CONVENTION : ARCHIVAL PHOTO’S
A photograph of Alan and
his wife in their younger
years
Makes
audience
sympathetic
due to facial
expression
Both look happy
and smiling
sound sets a more calm mood - can burns is used.

8. CONT.
Another photograph of the
couple seeming inseparable
and happy.

9. CONVENTION : HAND HELD CAMERA WHEN
EXPERT WAS WALKING IN EGYPT
• Sense of realism - established through form
such as handheld camera movement
• natural lighting
• time consuming to set up a camera
• they're also going into a tomb.
The Expert.