The documentary "Making a Murderer EP1 '18 Years Lost'" follows Steven Avery over 10 years as he is released from prison after 18 years for a crime he did not commit, only to face conflict with authorities and the press and ultimately be sent back to prison without a resolution. It uses interviews, observational footage, and archive materials to tell the story through a single narrative thread that begins with Avery's release from prison, progresses to the conflict that arises, and ends with his return to prison. The documentary employs a variety of camerawork and editing techniques to convey the story.

1. Title of documentary:
Making a murderer EP1 “18 years lost”.
Type of documentary: Mixed

2. Themes:
• Filmed over 10 years – real life
thriller
• DNA
• Police corruption
Narrative structure:
• Single stranded
• Beginning: Shows Stevie being released
through observational footage
• Middle: Conflict with press, authority and
law arises
• End: Set back to prison without solution
being found.
Camera work:
• Fixed camera on interviews, interviews
shown through head shots and close ups
• Observational footage in court room,
Stevie being arrested/ freed etc.
• Long shots, Mid shots, Close up. A lot of
handheld camera work during bystander
archive footage
• Interviews with professionals, close
family and friends. Alongside other
people key to investigation
Graphics:
• Text on screen introducing people and
profession
• Theme tune and title followed by
montage of images alongside non
diegetic music

3. Mise en scene:
• Lower class? Working?
• Filmed in America, court rooms
• Prison and prison officers
• Convicts: focused on Stevie
• Officers filmed in place of work
Sound:
• Voice over
• Diegetic and ambient sound
• Non diegetic sound- empathetic music
to match Stevie's injustice.
Editing:
• Slow paced
• Fade outs for drama
• Fast paced at times to add drama
Archive footage:
• Newspaper articles
• Bystanders of Stevie's release and
imprisonment videos
• Court room recordings
• Pictures of criminals.