Homework Analysis of Documentary 2:Type of Documentary: Mixed
Themes: Egypt/Tutankhamun/Tombs/Discovery/History
Narrative Structure: Open/Single-strand/Non-linear
Camerawork:
Intro - pan over images of tombs/coffins/labour(digging)/candle light.
Tracking and panning over Valley of Kings.
Handheld - following man ('fly on the wall' style) and close-ups of artifacts.
Interviews - framed to the left or right. One centre screen. Medium close-up.
High angle and low-angled shots - e.g. looking into/out of tombs, up ladders, H.A of man narrating.
Two shot of men working together and talking to camera and each other.
Extreme close-up and close-ups of coffins and artefact's - detail.
Tracking backwards of man asking camera questions, with name and occupancy.
Close-up on introducing new people - establishing shots.
Track forwards following one man, then sideways to switch to another important man - inventive.
zoom on detail and point-of-view shots when handling artefact's.
Mise-en-Scene:
Coffins, tombs, rocks, Tutankhamun.
Artefact's.
Architectural instruments - establishes occupation involved.
Tools.
Interview backgrounds - tomb walls/above ground by excavation work.
Sound:
Voiceover - male, slight accent. Voiceover and narrator on screen.
Quick pace music - excitement.
Unusual music - relates to discovery (techno-ish).
Eerie music (going underground).
Light music - different images of new finds.
Informative interviews.
Similar music used - sci-fi likeness.
Slow/low music - anticipation (quieter).
Scraping sound match with flash.
Editing:
Dissolves
Cuts
Montages of tomb images
Zoom in on coffins - direct lock on smaller coffin
Superimposed film - people making markings over those found/statue over image/diagram over coffin.
Flash - old-new images and between some interviews.
Negative flash image
Light up of inscription on stone
Blurred film
Lots of reused shots
Cut to adverts before mummy revealed - suspense
Archive Material:
Actuality footage - inside tombs, coffins, Valley of the Kings, excavating, discoveries, following man, etc.
Blue/colour diagrams - underground tomb work, where coffins are situated, timeline. All 3D.
Re-enactment footage - people making marking, statues carrying mummy's to tombs - basically past predictions.
Images of Egyptians.
Image of stone heads (rotate shot).
Old black and white photos.
X-ray images.
Examples of 'mummification process'.
Graphics:
Title: Tutankhamun wooden image with 'EGYPT'S NEW TOMB REVEALED' - 'revealed' slightly smaller text size.
Interviews - name of interviewee, e.g. 'Dr KEN NYSTROM' and occupation 'Physical Anthropologist' - written in exact case. Establishes who they are and relation to subject. White type - easy to see.
Informative info about future work at end of Doc. - white type over black background.
Credits: scroll upwards over black background - white type.
Intro - pan over images of tombs/coffins/labour(digging)/candle light.
Tracking and panning over Valley of Kings.
Handheld - following man ('fly on the wall' style) and close-ups of artifacts.
Interviews - framed to the left or right. One centre screen. Medium close-up.
High angle and low-angled shots - e.g. looking into/out of tombs, up ladders, H.A of man narrating.
Two shot of men working together and talking to camera and each other.
Extreme close-up and close-ups of coffins and artefact's - detail.
Tracking backwards of man asking camera questions, with name and occupancy.
Close-up on introducing new people - establishing shots.
Track forwards following one man, then sideways to switch to another important man - inventive.
zoom on detail and point-of-view shots when handling artefact's.
Mise-en-Scene:
Coffins, tombs, rocks, Tutankhamun.
Artefact's.
Architectural instruments - establishes occupation involved.
Tools.
Interview backgrounds - tomb walls/above ground by excavation work.
Sound:
Voiceover - male, slight accent. Voiceover and narrator on screen.
Quick pace music - excitement.
Unusual music - relates to discovery (techno-ish).
Eerie music (going underground).
Light music - different images of new finds.
Informative interviews.
Similar music used - sci-fi likeness.
Slow/low music - anticipation (quieter).
Scraping sound match with flash.
Editing:
Dissolves
Cuts
Montages of tomb images
Zoom in on coffins - direct lock on smaller coffin
Superimposed film - people making markings over those found/statue over image/diagram over coffin.
Flash - old-new images and between some interviews.
Negative flash image
Light up of inscription on stone
Blurred film
Lots of reused shots
Cut to adverts before mummy revealed - suspense
Archive Material:
Actuality footage - inside tombs, coffins, Valley of the Kings, excavating, discoveries, following man, etc.
Blue/colour diagrams - underground tomb work, where coffins are situated, timeline. All 3D.
Re-enactment footage - people making marking, statues carrying mummy's to tombs - basically past predictions.
Images of Egyptians.
Image of stone heads (rotate shot).
Old black and white photos.
X-ray images.
Examples of 'mummification process'.
Graphics:
Title: Tutankhamun wooden image with 'EGYPT'S NEW TOMB REVEALED' - 'revealed' slightly smaller text size.
Interviews - name of interviewee, e.g. 'Dr KEN NYSTROM' and occupation 'Physical Anthropologist' - written in exact case. Establishes who they are and relation to subject. White type - easy to see.
Informative info about future work at end of Doc. - white type over black background.
Credits: scroll upwards over black background - white type.
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