The documentary Kenny Rogers: Cards on the Table uses a mixed documentary style to tell the story of Kenny Rogers' career and focus on his determination to find success in the music industry. It has a circular narrative structure that begins and ends in the same place, uses interviews and archive footage, and shifts between chronological and non-linear storytelling. Camerawork includes handheld, zooms, pans and tilts. The sound design incorporates Kenny Rogers' music and narration. Editing employs cuts, dissolves and montages to link different elements together.

1. Kenny Rogers
:Cards on The Table
BY JACK ETTINGER

2. The Type of Documentary
 The Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is a mixed documentary, as it has elements
of a self reflective narrative, interviews, archive material and a fully narrated
documentary.

3. The Themes
 The Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table has the themes of family and friendship,
Determination to change and be Successful in the music industry.

4. The Narrative Structure
 The Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table narrative structure is circular the story ends
in the same place it started. The narrative is open as there is questions left
unanswered. The narrative is single strand as there is one narrative thread. The
narrative is non-linear as it doesn't go in chronological order.

5. The Camerawork
 The camerawork in Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is mainly in the
Interviews. There is use of medium close up and the use of close
up.In the interviews there is use of shallow depth of Field and the
camera is of centre, following rule of thirds which is were the
interviewee's eyes are a third of the way down. There is use of pull
focus.
 Throughout the documentary there us use of hand held
camerawork. As its filming real life and is a actuality footage
performance. The camera zooms in and out ,pans and tilts. The
camera uses a low angle to make the interviewee look strong and
powerful. The use of a big close up to show expression and the
archive material for example a record label. There is use of moving
camera in a traveling car.

8. Mise-en-scene
 The mise-en-scene in Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table which is mainly in the
Interviews. The mise-en-scene suits the genre.as there is pianos, jukebox's and a
mixing desk behind the interviewee. It links into the theme of music.
 The interviews were mainly set in large quiet rooms. The other scenes are in music
studios and in his house when he shows his photographs. The mise-en-scene relates
to the narrative.

9. The Sound
 The sound in the Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is of Kenny's
music and gospel music. There is use of a female voice over which is
standard English and has a clear and calm delivery to the
audience. She narrates the documentary. She helps to link different
elements of the narrative and themes together and holds the
narrative.

10. The Editing
 The main use of editing in the Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is a simple cut, not to
distract the audience making them focus on the narrative of the documentary.
There is use of red and yellow flashes on some of the still images, to show the frame
changing. There is also a dissolve editing when there is archive material. There is of
narrative montage of Nashville.
 In the interviews there is use of cutaways. As the questions have been cut. The
cutaways are used to avoid jump cuts. The interviews are just the interviewee's
speaking.

11. The Archive Material
 The archive material in the Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table are Vinyl Record
covers, old and recent Performances. Small old images of Kenny, going through his
past, The gambler the TV show, ray Charles footage and tom Jones footage.

13. The Graphics
 The graphics in the Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is the title, which is in capitals
in a white , serif front and the in centre of the screen. The sub line, UTLC ,anchors
the person in to the topic and shows its relevance. Its simple and easy to read. The
same style font appears superimposed over the interviews to reveal the
interviewee's name.