The documentary analyzes Lara Croft and focuses on themes of girls in gaming and her portrayal. It uses interviews that follow conventional close-up and medium close-up camerawork, with one canted angle interview. Green screen is used to show game footage behind the interviewee. Sound includes interview audio, music from Tomb Raider, electronic music, and Madonna songs comparing her to Lara Croft. Archive footage features Tomb Raider gameplay, an Angelina Jolie interview, Lara Croft films, magazines, and webpages.

1. That Thing... Lara Croft
Analysis

2. Documentary type
● The documentary is a mixed documentary, but
it is significantly short. Only having a running
time of 10 minutes.
● The narrative structure is a closed, non-linear
single stranded structure. Focusing on the
themes of girls into gaming and Lara Croft's
portrayal in gaming.

3. Camera work
● The camerawork follows the conventional
interview structure, typically using close up,
medium close up and rule of thirds for the
interviewee.
● A canted angle is used for the laptop interview
to show a variety in the interviews.

4. Mise-en-scene
● Green screen is used with some of the games
content being played in the background.
● The interviewee's face is over the game footage
so the game footage is projected over his face.

5. Sound
● Sound includes the interviewee voiceover on
cutaways, music from the video game “Tomb
Raider”, fast paced electronic music and
Madonna's songs, showing her comparison to
Lara Croft as a female icon.

6. Archive material
● Tomb Raider gameplay
● Angelina Jolie interview
● Lara Croft film footage
● Magazines
● Webpages

7. Archive material
● Tomb Raider gameplay
● Angelina Jolie interview
● Lara Croft film footage
● Magazines
● Webpages