Talhotblond is a documentary that uses a mix of interviews, archive footage, and a voiceover from the victim to chronicle the true crime story of a criminal and his victim. It follows themes of crime, mental health, internet dangers, and addiction. The documentary uses a linear narrative structure to present events chronologically. Camera techniques like establishing shots, close-ups during interviews, and tracking shots are employed. The voiceover is done by an actor rather than the deceased victim. Vox pops and montage editing provide context. Slow motion is used to emphasize the criminal's actions. Archive material like images and written notes are included to showcase evidence. Graphics display additional information and recreate conversations to inform the audience. Mise

1. Documentary Analysis -
Talhotblond

2. Type of documentary
Talhotblond is a mixed documentary as it has a interviews, archive material and voice over.
However, the voice over is of someone who is dead.
Themes
The documentary follows a number of themes such as crime, mental health, the dangers of
the internet and addication.
Narrative structure
Talhotblond follows a linear narrative as it chronological. Each event is shown in the order it
happened.

3. Camera work
An establishing shot is used to set the scene, it puts a visual to what is being described. It
allows the audience to feel more involved because they can actually see the narrative. The
establishing shot is of the work place where the documentary begins.

4. A close up is used during interviews so that the audience can see the emotion of the
interviewee. From this close up you can see the criminal is wearing a prison uniform which
allows the audience to know that he is in prison, this reinforces the theme of crime.

5. A tracking shot is used to follow the action. It gives the effect that it what the audience
itself is looking at as if they were there themselves. It is used in Talhotblond to show the
criminals movements.

6. Sound
The voice over used in Talhotblond is of the victim of the crime, who is now dead. Therefore it
is not actually his voice but an actors. This helps carry the narrative but rather than having a
voice over with no relevance to the documentary, they have used the victim.
Vox pops are also used to show the publics opinion of the what had taken place. These are
used to make the documentary seem less biased. It also allows the audience to see how
people who knew those involved felt and reacted.

7. Editing
Montage editing is used to show a variety of pictures in a small amount of time. These
pictures used will give the audience an insight to what is being described, usually from a
persons earlier life.

8. Slow motion is used when introducing the criminal. By using slow motion it emphasises
what the criminal has done, it simply used for effect.

9. Archive material
There is a variety of archive material used in Talhotblond from images to copies of their
conversation. Here are the images that were being sent to the criminal and the victim, this
is used to show the evidence to the audience. This reinforces the theme of ‘dangers on the
internet’.

10. This is a note that the criminal had written. It reinforces the theme of ‘mental health’
which the audience can see from the content of the note.

11. Graphics
Graphics are used to give the audience extra information eg. The name and occupation of
an interview. This has informed the audience of his relevance to the documentary.

12. Graphics are being used here to recreate the conversation had between two people. By
making the graphics scroll slowly it allows the audience to read it easily rather than putting
the whole original conversation up at one time.

13. Mise – en – scene
The background setting of this interview with a clinical psychologist connotes his profession.
He has various objects in the background which suggest he has a background of science. This
reinforces his relevance to the documentary.

14. The criminals code of attire suggests that he is in prison which is eventually revealed for
the murder of his victim. By doing so it reinforces the theme of ‘crime’ rather than having
him dress in normal clothes.