FRANKENSTEIN ANALYSIS
TYPE OF DOCUMENTARY 
• Frankenstein is a mixed type of Documentary as the content throughout the programme has a 
mixture of interviews, observations, and narration. 
THEMES 
The main themes In this type of Documentary are life, death, truth, literature and myth.
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE 
• The narrative structure in the Documentary Frankenstein is single stranded because the 
Documentary focuses on one topic throughout the programme. The narrative structure is also 
non-linear because the order of the programme is not in chronological order, it has it all mixed 
up.
CAMERA WORK 
• The camerawork during the documentary Frankenstein were a variety of shots such as Close 
ups especially during interviews, long shots, medium long shots and also on some interviews 
the rule of thirds was applied as the interviewee was slightly of camera, tracking shots were 
used and handheld cameras to make the audience feel more involved, and it makes the 
documentary seem more realistic to the audience.
MISE-EN-SCENE 
• The mise-en-scene throughout the Documentary Frankenstein the settings of the interviews are 
always relevant to the interviewee such as a Scientist being in a science lab being interviewed or 
another one could be the interviewee stood in front of something to do with science e.g. skeleton.
SOUND 
• The sound during this documentary includes things such as film clips, the voice of god 
narration which links everything together and tells the audience what is happening 
throughout the documentary also the interviews become the narrator or there is a single 
narrator. 
EDITING 
• The editing process that is used throughout this documentary is cuts to different scenes, 
montages and it has a very slow pace. 
GRAPHICS 
• The graphics that are used in this documentary are the titles at the bottom of the screen 
such as the interviewees name and who they are e.g.Philip, National of science, 
sometimes the place can be relevant, and also the footage has the titles for what year of 
the film was.

Frankenstein analysisx

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    TYPE OF DOCUMENTARY • Frankenstein is a mixed type of Documentary as the content throughout the programme has a mixture of interviews, observations, and narration. THEMES The main themes In this type of Documentary are life, death, truth, literature and myth.
  • 3.
    NARRATIVE STRUCTURE •The narrative structure in the Documentary Frankenstein is single stranded because the Documentary focuses on one topic throughout the programme. The narrative structure is also non-linear because the order of the programme is not in chronological order, it has it all mixed up.
  • 4.
    CAMERA WORK •The camerawork during the documentary Frankenstein were a variety of shots such as Close ups especially during interviews, long shots, medium long shots and also on some interviews the rule of thirds was applied as the interviewee was slightly of camera, tracking shots were used and handheld cameras to make the audience feel more involved, and it makes the documentary seem more realistic to the audience.
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    MISE-EN-SCENE • Themise-en-scene throughout the Documentary Frankenstein the settings of the interviews are always relevant to the interviewee such as a Scientist being in a science lab being interviewed or another one could be the interviewee stood in front of something to do with science e.g. skeleton.
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    SOUND • Thesound during this documentary includes things such as film clips, the voice of god narration which links everything together and tells the audience what is happening throughout the documentary also the interviews become the narrator or there is a single narrator. EDITING • The editing process that is used throughout this documentary is cuts to different scenes, montages and it has a very slow pace. GRAPHICS • The graphics that are used in this documentary are the titles at the bottom of the screen such as the interviewees name and who they are e.g.Philip, National of science, sometimes the place can be relevant, and also the footage has the titles for what year of the film was.