Analysis of a documentary 'The Devil Made Me Do It'
1. Analysis of a Documentary ‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ Featured on channel 4, part of a documentary series called 'Public Enemy Number 1'
2. Type of documentary: Mixed Themes: Good vs. Evil, Religion vs. Devil worship, lack of communication between teenagers and parents, Rebellion - dis affected youth and problems in society, Power of the media to influence peoples behaviour. Narrative structure: open - the ultimate question is left un-answered for the audience to make their own mind up. non linear single strand around the central issue
3. Camera work: Hand held camera work on actual footage. The camera can respond to the action quicker e.g. at the gig, press conference. Interviews - close up, medium close up, framed to the left or the right of the screen. Point of view shot - at the Marilyn Manson gig, the camera man is actually in the crowd long shots, tracking shots, pan, tilted frame, extreme close ups, close ups, medium close ups, crane shots, high angle, low angle, there is a lot of stock footage, religious iconography. Mise en scene: Black - wealth, sexy Police interview - filmed in the office, in front of the desk and the officers hat is behind him on the desk in shot. interview with other people are in their own homes interview with Manson - either whilst backstage or in his hotel room stock footage anchors to the location
4. Sounds: Different types of music - guitar, violins, Manson's music, religious music reflecting the subject matter. Narration - male, young, monotone making it a neutral voice over in standard English sound effects - used in the reconstruction of the murder, translation from Italian to English by an actor. At the end of the program one of Manson's slow songs are played with the credits. Editing: On the title sequence for the series, snap shots of people having mug shots for a prison. Dissolve used sparingly throughout the program Cutting used a lot not noticeable to the viewer fades to black at the end of the program.
5. Archive material: Manson's music videos TV coverage News paper headlines Extract from an Italian program Websites, still images and TV coverage of the murder are used Graphics: Title - has crosses on the T's which has religious iconography Lyrics of the songs are shown named people being interviewed which anchors them to their relevance to the topic in the documentary Dates and times anchor when things took place End credits, translation, verdict of the three girls from the murder.