This documentary uses a variety of techniques to chronicle Meatloaf's career, including his rise to fame, downfall, and comeback attempt. It interviews the artist and film crew members during the making of his music video for "I Will Do Anything For Love." The documentary jumps around in time rather than presenting events chronologically. It aims to show Meatloaf's struggles in the music industry and the effort put into his attempted career revival.

2.  This documentary uses voice of ‘God’
narration, interviews and a fly on the wall
view of the making of Meatloaf’s video for ‘I
Will Do Anything For Love.’
 The variation of techniques used makes this
documentary mixed.

3.  The focus of the documentary is Meatloaf and
the record companies he is signed to, thus
showing a theme of music.
 The sections that show Meatloaf’s downfall
show a theme of Media Power as the media
played a huge part in the downfall and
comeback.

4.  The opening sequence focuses on the Brit
Awards ceremony, where we see Meatloaf walk
on stage to collect an award. This is an exciting
start as it shows a peak in his career.
 This documentary is non linier as the events
shown are not in chronological order. The
documentary shows the Brit awards, then
explains his downfall and the struggle to make a
successful comeback.
 The ending cannot be closed as his career is
ongoing, so the documentary cannot conclude
how it goes.

5.  In the opening sequence -during the Brit Awards ceremony and backstage when
the winners are being interviewed by the press- there is a lot of hand held camera
work. This type of camera work can make the audience feel as if they are there as
it is a less formal type of cinematography.
 The long shots used of Meatloaf on stage, from different places in the audience,
are used to show him as a musician and illustrate the points being stated by the
narrator and people being interviewed.
 There are several shots of a film crew interviewing Meatloaf on the set of his music
video for ‘I Will Do Anything For Love.’ These shots also make the audience feel
like they are there, watching this interview being filmed. The use of shots that
make the audience feel as if they are there could be used to make the audience
feel more involved with the bid to save Meatloaf’s career, thus making them hope
it works in the end.
 The close up of Meatloaf’s face as they are applying the monster makeup is
important because it shows the effort that is being made to make a successful
comeback.
 The moving shot of the album cover for his new album that stays on the screen for
a long time is used to draw attention to what the person being interviewed is
saying. This is effective because the audience is not getting stimulated visually so
they focus on the sound.

6.  The use of a green screen with images
relevant to Meatloaf editing over is an
effective way to illustrate the points being
made by the people being interviewed with
out using cut-aways. This helps draw
attention to what the people being
interviewed are saying because the camera is
not moving away from them.

7.  The documentary has a voice of ‘God’
narrator.
 There is a heavy use of Meatloaf music.
 The build up to the chorus of ‘I Will Do
Anything For Love’ is used to create tension,
along with the quick cut edits between the
making of and the actual video. The tension
peaks when the audience final get the hear
the dramatic chorus.

8.  Two interviews with people who have opposing
opinions are edited together, both people face
away from the camera (this makes it look as if
they are talking to each other.) This creates
dramatic tension by splitting the audience as it
shows two opinions.
 A montage of music stars walking through a
crowd is used to show the theme of the
documentary.
 The men in front of the green screen fade out at
the end of their interview. This is an interesting
editing technique that allows

9.  This documentary has a heavy amount of
archive footage as it is based around the
career of a musician.
 There are shots of a meatloaf concert.
 Shots of music stars walking through a
crowd.
 Sections of the music video for ‘I Will Do
Anything For Love.’
 Newspaper clippings about Meatloaf.