The documentary Frankenstein uses a single-stranded, non-linear narrative structure to discuss the topic of Frankenstein throughout the film. It employs a variety of camera techniques like close-ups and over-the-shoulder shots during interviews. Editing utilizes cutaways to avoid showing the interviewer's questions. The sound relies on a male voiceover and songs to provide clarity. Archive footage, photographs, and books are displayed to engage viewers and provide historical context. Graphic elements include titles with varied fonts and names/relevance during interviews.

1. Frankenstein Analysis

2. Narrative Structure
✤ The narrative structure in the Documentary
Frankenstein is single stranded because it focuses
on one topic throughout the programme. The
narrative structure is also non-linear because the
order of the documentary is not in chronological
order, as it goes back and forward in time. It is a
closed documentary as everything was covered
during the documentary so there was no lose ends.

3. Camera Work
✤ The camerawork during the Documentary Frankenstein is:
In this documentary, it is a widescreen production which means that
the codes and conventions of an interview set up are slightly different.
During the interview setup the interviewee is slightly off centre but
not extremely to the left or right as otherwise it wouldn’t look right.
The shots that are used during interview set ups are mainly close ups.
midshots and medium close ups. On this interview set up the
background is out of focus which makes the interviewee more in focus
so it attracts the audience to her and not the background, which gives it
more of a filmic feel than tv. Also, the interviews follow the rule of thirds.
There are variety of shots that are used during this documentary
such a the over shoulder shot of this trasnscript.

4. Mise-en-scene
helps to highlight the interviewee out so the audience isn't distracted by the background. When

5. Editing
✤ The editing process in Frankenstein is that there is a
lot of cutaways used so that you cannot hear the
interviewer asking questions and so it avoids jump
cuts. Other editing techniques is just the most
conventional type which is a simple cut.
During this interview setup the camera
is nto behind the interviewee when
he is answering the questions as
no camera can actually be seen but then it cutaways
to the actual book that he is getting out
which is an over the shoulder shot.

6. Sound
✤ The sound during this documentary is mainly the
voiceover which was Male and spoke standard
english so it was clear and the audience could easily
understand. There is also a song that is called
Monster Mash at the credits which relates to the
topic of this documentary.

7. Archive Material
✤ The archive material that was used throughout this
documentary was Black and white footage from the
orginal, making of the book, Mcjagger at concerts,
books painting and photographs. This was used to
keep the audience interested in the programme so it
doesn’t get un interesting.

8. Graphics
✤ Graphics used were conventional on the interviews
which was the name and relevance. The font was
simple and clear so it was easily read; nothing
fancy. The title had a graphic design element to it as
it was in different fonts and sizes.