Nazi pop twins analysis

1. Nazi Pop Twins – Louis Theorux
By Jessica Chong

2. Nazi Pop Twins
Nazi Pop Twins is a documentary produced by
Louis Theroux. It follows two teenage girls and
their family around and shows how the public
reacts about their radically extreme views.

3. Themes
The themes in the documentary Nazi Pop
Twins are religion, music, races, guns, Nazi’s,
singers, family, politics and propaganda.

4. Narrative Structure
Nazi Pop Twins is a fully narrated documentary,
there is a voice over throughout the
documentary telling the audience what is
going on, this makes it easier for the audience
to follow. Also the audience don't get to see
the ‘face of god’. The documentary is also a
mixed documentary, this is because it involves
interviews, observation, narration and
dramatisation.

5. Camera
The camera shots used in Nazi Pop Twins are
done by a hand held camera. The camera
shots include establishing shots to show the
viewer where they are, extreme close ups and
medium close ups to emphasise the emotion
to the audience.

6. Close Up

7. Mise-en-scene
The documentary is based in California and
Montana. The documentary is mainly filmed in
the families house, in their concerts and on
press appearances. The costumes in Nazi Pop
Twins are casual outfits as it follows a family
around.

8. Sound
The sound in Nazi Pop Twins is speech and the
music that the people in the documentary play.
There is background music edited into the
credits of the film.

9. Editing
The editing in the documentary only includes
jump cuts from scene to scene.

10. Archive Material
The archive material in the film includes images from
the past, this shows how much the people have
changed. There is also news flashes in the
documentary to show how much the family affect
people.

11. News Flash

12. Graphics
The graphics in the documentary include
peoples names over the screen to show the
audience who the people are and what their
relation is. The end credits are also put on the
end of the film to credit who was involved
making the film.