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.
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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.
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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.
