Frankenstein: A Modern Myth Analysis

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Frankenstein A Modern Myth Analysis
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Type of Documentary

• The type of documentary is mixed as it has a
  variety of clips that are archived footage, added
  to that there are interviews with people that are
  relevant to the themes of the documentary
• The themes for the documentary have a range of
  different accounts, the horror genre, the life
  and work of Mary Shelley and how exactly the
  controversial story has been adapted over the
  years.
• It is a non-linear documentary as it doesnt
  follow a precise order in time, it is single
  stranded as it focuses on one theme. Finally it
  is a closed documentary as everything is covered
  so there isnt anything that can be questioned.

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Camera Work
Medium close ups are used frequently used
throughout the documentary. This shot at the
start gives a brief outline of whats happening,
also the black and white theme is a reoccurring
colour scheme.
This establishing shot sets the scene for where
the famous events take place in a Frankenstein
film.
This is a cutaway when an interviewee is
speaking. Here is shows a close up of the inside
of a body which gives an insight to what theyre
talking about. human
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Interviews
This shot is set up in a conventional way
although its a medium close up it follows most
codes and conventions rule of thirds and not
looking directly at the camera.
This is a close up which most interviews are
meant to be. He is also placed to the right of
the screen not directly in the middle.
It is rare to have two people in on the screen at
once but there is a medium close up used.
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Mise-en- scene

• Relevant places are used to create a meaning for
  the audience and also some show there were old
  scientific shots.
• The mise-en-scene of interviews are always
  relevant to the topic they are talking about.
• Also the clothing they were will be relevant to
  what theyre talking about or their occupation.

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Archive Material- keeps the audience interested
This image is in black and white which shows the
age of the film,1931. The graphics on this image
shows what film it is from, the date and the
producer.
With the footage of the slaves shows the time it
was written in and also the highlights the idea
of how at the time of slavery, when Frankenstein
was written, it reflects slavery and what it was
like

• Also involves
• Frankenstein play
• Various film adaptations
• Dramas
• Montage at the beginning

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Sound- Music underplaying - Lightning
strikes- Voice over - Natural sounds of
interviews- Diegetic sounds of heartbeat which
links to the theme of the documentary. - Voice
of God which is a male narrator with no
recognisable accent.
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Graphics and Editing
- Cut to merge into someone elses voice
These three images come before the main title
which will give an idea to the audience of what's
to come in the documentary.
When interviewees appear on the screen, the text
underneath follows the codes and conventions. The
top line with their name is always in a larger
font than the second line which is their
occupation or relevance to the documentary.
This is the opening title to the documentary. The
text may be just black and white but with the
lighting bold gives it that effect linking it to
the horror genre.