This documentary examines the unsolved murders of rappers Biggie and Tupac. The director, Nick Broomfield, acts as both narrator and interviewer as he investigates the cases. Archival footage and photographs provide historical context, while interviews with friends, family, and experts offer different perspectives on the rappers' lives and deaths. Handheld camera work and a mix of upbeat and tense background music help construct the documentary's realist tone.

1. By:Abigail Menzies

2. The format of the documentary is film
This documentary is about a British documentarian (Nick
Broomfield) who further investigates the murders of the
rappers Biggie andTupac.

3. • Use of a narrator and presenter
In the documentary, the director Nick Broomfield acts as BOTH the narrator and presenter as he
narrates and also conduct interviews and interact with those in his case studies.
• Voiceover
The narrator does voiceover to either introduce the person about to be interviewed or to give further
information to a archival photograph shown on the screen .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02bE_GzbJo (skip to 17.05)
An example of how the narrator does voiceovers to explain archival photographs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02bE_GzbJo (skip to3.47)
Narrator does a voiceover to tell the audience where they are and who they are about to interview

4. • Archival photographs
The director uses a range of photos to support the topics in his documentary
Old photos of
Biggie when he
was younger so
audience can
sympathise
with him, as
children are
associated with
innocence.
Photos of some of
the police men
who worked on
the Biggie and
Tupac murder
case

5. • Archival footage
The director uses a range a archival footage from various past events to help support his
documentary
Old video
footage of
Biggie
Video of the
crowd at
Biggie’s
funeral
A video of the old
president of the
usa complaining
about the release
ofTupac’s songs
about the
government and
the police force
Video footage
ofTupac in his
studio

6. • Interviews
The presenter of the documentary conducted various interviews with both experts and the public
as well as close friends and family so he could have different sides to story ofTupac and Biggie’s
lives
Interviews with the
public.
The presenter
interviewed members
of the public who grew
up with either Biggie
orTupac
Interviews with
experts.
The presenter
also interviewed
some of police
men who dealt
with the murder
case of Biggie
andTupac

7. The presenter also had interviews with close friends and family so he could have an insight
about the lives of Biggie andTupac
Interview
withTupac’s
step brother
Interview with
Tupac’s father
Interview with
Biggie’s
mother

8. Forms=how a text is made/constructed for e.g. through camera work, shots, music
• Use of handheld camera
The presenter walks around with
the microphone in his hand, while
the camera man carries the camera
to create a sense of realism
Using a handheld camera is easier as setting up a tripod can become time consuming

9. Forms=how a text is made/constructed for e.g. through camera work, shots, music
• Background music to create an appropriate mood
The score music in the documentary is often instrumentals from popular songs by Biggie and
Tupac, these instrumentals are usually either upbeat to create a cheery mood. Other time slow pace
music is used to create tension
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02bE_GzbJo (skip to 3.14)
An example of an upbeat instrumental being used
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x02bE_GzbJo (skip to 36.33)
An example of slow pace non diegetic music to create tension

10. Forms=how a text is made/constructed for e.g. through camera work, shots, music
• Wide point of view camera shots
The camera man often films while the car is driving the establish the different
settings.This also creates a sense of realism