2. The documentary about Meatloaf
follows the marketing
advertisement concerning
Meatloaf’s album Bat out of Hell
2. The documentary is a mixed
type of documentary.
3. The themes of The documentary
the involves a closed
documentary narrative structure
may include: which is non-linear
The power of and single strand.
the media. However the
The creation of documentary also
a celebrity. includes a circular
Audience narrative in which
manipulation by the starting point on
the music the documentary is
industry/ media also the ending
point of the
documentary.
4. There are wide ranges of camera work used in
the documentary. The conventional framing for
interviews is used for each interview. Hand held
camera work is also used to add variety to the
documentary. Tracking and panning shots used.
There is one interview filmed in profile however
the interview looks very wrong. Also press POV
shots used.
5. The use of Chromakey was this
documents mise en scene using
green screen behind interviews
showing archive footage connecting Meatloaf’s music was
to the interview. the main source of
sound for this document
excluding the voiceover
where a young, male
voice speaking
standard English
however he was
sarcastic adding a
lighter tone to the voice
over.
6. The editing for the Tons of different archive
documentary was material was used
mainly cuts however including scenes from
some fade to blacks different TV shows and
were used and news broadcasts, music
some dissolves on videos from Meatloaf
certain images. Fast and also the Village
and slow motion People and Mr Blobby,
were also used at CD covers, Behind the
different points in scenes and computer
the documentary. websites.
7. Graphics used for the names of interviewees which
includes the TV shows logo at the side ‘The Music Biz’.
Names are in capital letters on the first line which also
includes what they work as and on the second line it
includes where they work. Font is just plain white with a
slightly grey back ground to emphasize the white.
