Interviews with scientists, archival film, and contemporary footage, as well as slow-motion sequences, are used in the film.

Engineers feature prominently in contemporary footage showing two lifeboats landing survivors.

The film jumps back and forth between time lines while maintaining the narratives of the architects, weaving contemporary footage and historical narratives together.

It is joined with both historical and contemporary footage and overlayed with various voice-overs.

This is followed by recent contemporary footage such as the Rodney King beating.

The film includes still photographs taken by a member of the expedition and contemporary footage of the island's terrain.

Parts of the film, particularly the final ten minutes, reused contemporary archival footage; contemporary newspaper clippings were also displayed on-screen.

The film contains contemporary footage interspersed with news and commercial footage from the growth heyday of petroleum production.

He has spent much of the past five years weaving interviews, contemporary footage and historical photographs into an hourlong documentary film.

The video combined contemporary footage of the band with clips from the show.