Documentary analysis
- 1. Documentary Analysis Sophie Moran
- 2. The Devil Made Me Do It Type of Documentary: • Fully narrated and mixed. • The voice over explains the action throughout and the documentary has a combination of interviews, archive footage and live action. Themes: Satanism Good vs. Bad Religion vs. Devil Worship Murder Marilyn Manson Influencing behaviour
- 3. Narrative Structure: Open structure. The documentary is linear and has only one strand. Camera Work: • Hand held sometimes • Close up’s on Manson fans • Point of view shots in the car • Low angle of Manson to demonstrate fear and dominance • Long shot (establishing shot to set the scene)
- 4. Mise-en-Scene: • Realism is shown through dress • Colours are dark to represent themes • The lighting is low key • The interviews are set at neutral locations Sound: • Heart beat noise dubbed over (sound effects) • Manson’s music • Chanting music to represent religion • Narrator
- 5. Editing: • Cutting Archive Material: • Images of Manson’s tour • Manson’s music video’s • Reconstruction of the murder • Italian talk show • Newspapers and websites • Court case Graphics: • Words on the screen, show the title. They are bold and clear • Words appear to introduce new people or locations • White writing, serif (looks professional)
- 6. Music Biz (Marketing of Meatloaf) Type of documentary: • Fully narrated • Mixed (combination of interviews, archive and live action) • Self reflexive Themes: • Award ceremonies • Influencing behaviour • Old vs. young • Music • Marketing
- 7. Narrative Structure: • Closed structure • Single stranded (one story) • Non linear (does not run in an order) Camera work: • Close up shots for the interviews • Zooming • Long shot of the location (establishing shot, sets the scene) • Hand held (provides point of view) • Panning, low angle • Profile shots
- 8. Mise-en-Scene: • Low Key lighting • High key for interviews • Magazines are relevant to the topic • Chromakey (green screen)- creates visual representation of the topic Sound: • Cheering ( of Meatloaf fans) • Voice over (constantly throughout, standard English. The voice over is unconventional because they are opinionated and sarcastic) • Tense music during the chart show to build tension
- 9. Editing: • Cutting • Screen peel • Chromakey • Slow Motion • Dissolves • Spin Images • Montage • Rule of thirds is used in the interviews, they are totally conventional.
- 10. Archive Material: • Meatloaf gigs • Meatloaf videos (Do Anything For Love) • Newspapers • Noel’ House Party (Mr Blobby) • Top Of The Pop’s • Interviews Graphics: • Words on the screen are bold and clear • They introduce new people and locations • Most words are white (sans serif) • Red credits, unconventionally move from left to right