2. Type, Themes, Narrative Structure The Frankenstein
documentary is a mixed type of documentary as itincludes a variety
of content such as a variety of interviews, archivematerial and
actuality footage. The main themes that are portrayed in the
documentary are theinterpretation of the text in the different
eras, feminism, mythology thatsurrounds Frankenstein and
literature. The narrative structure in the documentary is
non-linear as it does not followa chronological order instead it
goes back and forth in the differentthemes. The documentary is also
closed as it does not leave any questionsunanswered, and it's also
single stranded as there is only one narrativethread. 3. Camerawork
This documentary is a widescreen productionwhich means that the
interview set-up is slightlydifferent to a normal interview set up.
Because of that the framing of the interviewee isslightly off
centre instead of being to the side, but itstill follows the rule
of thirds. The interview set up is usually a close-up,
mediumclose-up or mid shot which follows the codes andconventions
of a documentary. The background of the interviewee is out of
focusand the interviewee is in focus, so this make itseems more
like a film and it gives a shallow depthof feel. An over the
shoulder shot is used when showing theoriginal transcripts, and the
background is left indarkness. 4. Mise-En-Scene There is the use of
artificial lighting that is ambient so it does not look asharsh and
it gives the feel of natural lightening. The background is darker
sothat the interviewee or thing discussed is in focus. The
background is always relevant to the thing being spoken about. The
library of Oxford have been shown as thats where original
transcriptsare. 5. Sound There is a voiceover who is a male that
speaks in Standard English so it iseasily understood by everyone
and so the audience can understand whatis going on. There is also a
song playing during the credits which is called Monster Mash. 6.
Archive Material There is footage from the Frankenstein Film A lot
of back and white film Scenes from making of the book of Mary
Shelly Mc Jagger concert Footage of people challenging society-
punks Books, paintings, and photographs of the writer 7. Graphics
The name of the interviewee with subtitle of relevance to the topic
andwho they are, this has been done in a simple font. The title is
a graphic design with different fonts.
