This documentary examines the 1962 escape of three prisoners from Alcatraz prison. It uses a mix of interviews, archival footage, and reconstructions to tell the story. It introduces Alcatraz and the three escapees, then shows how they planned and executed their escape. While law enforcement searched for the men, it's still unclear what ultimately happened to them. The documentary features various camera shots and editing techniques to immerse viewers in the prison setting and mystery of the escape.

2. This documentary is a mix documentary as it
contains range of elements interviews,
archive, reconstructions and narration to
support the evidence.

3. The documentary is about, crime, Alcatraz prison and the three
prisoners who escaped the prison, Frank Lee Morris, Clarence and
John Anglin.The narrative structure of this documentary opens up
introducing what Alcatraz prison is. It showed archive photographs
and films that were taken from the period of time when it was
active. It also then introduces us to the three escape prisoners,
Frank Lee Morris, Clarence and John Anglin and their criminal
record.The exposition of this documentary then leads to the plan
of the escape, where reconstruction of this was placed. It portrays
exactly the details of the escape, including, how they did it, what
equipment they have used and where they planned their escape.
The documentary then ends with different police force and
detectives looking for the three criminals. It also portrays the
found equipment such as the life jacket, photographs and paddle
the escapers used. It also implies to the audience their big search
fot these three escapers and how still today the case is still open.

4. Within this documentary, long shot and birds eye shot was
used when establishingAlcatraz prison, this was done to
allow the audience to know exactly what it looks like and
to also give an impression to the audience how difficult it
is to escape the island. High angle shot was also used to
portray the high power of authority. Close up was also
used when portraying evidence of the used equipment
such as the dummy heads and the files of the escape.This
was done to enhance its important and to create a much
effective and dramatic effect. Panning shot was also used
when portraying the inside of the Alcatraz prison, this
was done to make the audience feel like they are actually
there .

5. Within this documentary, the mise en scene was set up in Alcatraz prison and
officer’s work place.The mise en scene within this documentary is reflective
to what the documentary is about. It was set inAlcatraz prison where the
event actually took place. Interviews were also held outside prison bars to
convey relatedness towards the theme of the documentary.The mise en
scene also involves the shore where they found the equipment such as the
paddles that were used by the escapers. The mise en scene also involves an
insight to where the photographs of these three escapers were edited in a
way that produces an image of what these three might actually look like right
now.This is relevant as this piece of photographs are still used today in order
to help find these escapers.The mise en scene also involves the place of the
actual cemetery of the parents of the Anglin Brothers, where it was
commented that they were seen on the day of the funeral.

6. Within this documentary, diagetic and non diagetic
sounds were used. For example non diagetic sound
such as eerie and ditective like music was used at the
beginning of the documentary to set up a mood /
atmosphere.This was relevant as the theme of the
music was a mystery of the escapers of Alctraz Prison.
This eerie background music was also used
throughout the documentary, specially when archive
materials where being shown.
Diagetic sounds were then used throughout the
documentary such as the interview and the narration
of the documentary.

7. At the beginning of the documentary, montage were being
portrayed.This montage consist of Alcatraz prison.This is relevant
as the documentary reflects on the place. Fade in was also used
when a new clip was portrayed, this was done to enhance a
dramatic effect. Slow motion was also used in this documentary,
specially when the reconstruction of the guards walking up and
down the hall is being portrayed, this was done to create the
documentary more dramatic; it almost gives the impression that
when you are a prisoner in Alcatraz, everything is in slow motion;
that it is being dragged on because you have been there at the
same place for a number of years.
Simple editing technique was also used such as simple cuts.

8. Within this documentary a lot of graphics were used. For
example at the beginning of the documentary, white, bolded
texts were used when portraying the title of the documentary.
Graphics such as old newspaper text were also used when
portraying the names of the three prisoners who escaped
Alcatraz was being portrayed.This was done to reflect on the
fact this happened a long time ago.When interview were
being portrayed, a white simple texts was used to inform the
audience who they are and also what they are.
Fancy graphics was also then used when portraying a 3D
blueprint escape plans of the three prisoners. It consisted of
moving arrows and 3D blueprint pipes.This is relevant as it
lets the audience knows how these prisoners has planned
their escape.

9. Archive materials was used heavily in this documentary,
this is because this event happened a long time ago.
Archive materials such as black and white video of
Alcatraz Prison was used to let the audience know
exactly what it look like back then when the escaped
happened. Archive materials such as black and white
photographs of the prisoners was also used to let the
audience know what they look like at the time of the
event.

10. Reconstruction was heavily used in this
documentary.This was done to recreate the
story and to give a glimpse towards the
audience exactly how the three prisoners
escaped the prison.This is relevant as there were
no actual footage of the three prisoners actually
escaping. Reconstruction involves recreating the
three prisoners making the equipment they
need such as rafts, shows the prisoners how they
made their dummy heads and how they actually
escaped.