Documentary analysis

1. The story of the Marshall
Amp

2. Type of documentary & Themes
- This is a mixed documentary which looks
back on the life of the Marshall Amplifier. - A theme of this
documentary would
be Rock Music
- Another theme
would be amplifier
history.
- This document
includes all the 6
elements of mixed
documentaries.

3. Narrative structure and Camera work
- The documentary
is non linear which
means it does not
follow a specific
time scale but does
include achieve
footage.
- It is single stranded as it
focuses on the Marshall
amplifier history.
- Rule of thirds applies
during interviews which
is very conventional.
- Camera is hand held
for most scenes which
is conventional
- Camera tilts when
watching guitarist play
a solo.- Zooms on still
images to pick out
specific people.
- Panning shot used
when looking
through achieve
photos.

4. Mise en scene
- Conventional interviews with
relevant props in the
background, these include
guitars and sound stations.
- Working environment
during interview as the
background shows working
to create the Marshall
amps.
- Lots of
observational
footage of bands
playing live.
- Clothing of bands
suggest that they
are in a rock band,
this is relevant to
the theme.

5. Sound and Editing
- Diegetic sound of guitars
throughout documentary.
- Diegetic sound during
interviews.
- Questions edited
out which is
conventional.
- Non diegetic guitar
rifts changing per
interviewee
- Fade transitions used.

6. Achieve material and graphics
- Footage of bands
playing gigs in the
past.
- Achieve interview
with Jim Marshall
- Old Posters displaying
the Marshall amplifier
symbol.
- Graphics of
interviewee’s name
- Graphics while
showing achieve
images, the
background is a file
which represents the
history of marshall
amps.