This documentary uses a variety of techniques to chronicle Meatloaf's career, including his rise to fame, downfall, and attempt at a comeback. It interviews the musician and shows footage from his "I Would Do Anything for Love" music video shoot. The documentary jumps around in time rather than following a strict chronology. It aims to give viewers an inside look at Meatloaf's career struggles and the efforts of his record label to revive his success.

2.  This documentary uses voice of ‘God’
narration, interviews and a fly on the wall
view of the making of Meatloaf’s video for ‘I
Will Do Anything For Love.’
 The variation of techniques used makes this
documentary mixed.

3.  The focus of the documentary is Meatloaf and
the record companies he is signed to, thus
showing a theme of music.
 The sections that show Meatloaf’s downfall
show a theme of Media Power as the media
played a huge part in the downfall and
comeback.

4.  The opening sequence focuses on the Brit Awards ceremony,
where we see Meatloaf walk on stage to collect an award.
This is an exciting start as it shows a peak in his career.
 This documentary is non linier as the events shown are not in
chronological order. The documentary shows the Brit awards,
then explains his downfall and the struggle to make a
successful comeback.
 The ending cannot be closed as his career is ongoing, so the
documentary cannot conclude how it goes.

5.  In the opening sequence -during the Brit Awards ceremony and backstage when the
winners are being interviewed by the press- there is a lot of hand held camera work.
This type of camera work can make the audience feel as if they are there as it is a less
formal type of cinematography.
 The long shots used of Meatloaf on stage, from different places in the audience, are
used to show him as a musician and illustrate the points being stated by the narrator
and people being interviewed.
 There are several shots of a film crew interviewing Meatloaf on the set of his music video
for ‘I Will Do Anything For Love.’ These shots also make the audience feel like they are
there, watching this interview being filmed. The use of shots that make the audience
feel as if they are there could be used to make the audience feel more involved with the
bid to save Meatloaf’s career, thus making them hope it works in the end.
 The close up of Meatloaf’s face as they are applying the monster makeup is important
because it shows the effort that is being made to make a successful comeback.
 The moving shot of the album cover for his new album that stays on the screen for a
long time is used to draw attention to what the person being interviewed is saying. This
is effective because the audience is not getting stimulated visually so they focus on the
sound.

6.  The use of a green screen with images
relevant to Meatloaf editing over is an
effective way to illustrate the points being
made by the people being interviewed with
out using cut-aways. This helps draw
attention to what the people being
interviewed are saying because the camera is
not moving away from them.

7.  The documentary has a voice of ‘God’
narrator.
 There is a heavy use of Meatloaf music.
 The build up to the chorus of ‘I Will Do
Anything For Love’ is used to create tension,
along with the quick cut edits between the
making of and the actual video. The tension
peaks when the audience final get the hear
the dramatic chorus.

8.  Two interviews with people who have opposing
opinions are edited together, both people face
away from the camera (this makes it look as if
they are talking to each other.) This creates
dramatic tension by splitting the audience as it
shows two opinions.
 A montage of music stars walking through a
crowd is used to show the theme of the
documentary.
 The men in front of the green screen fade out at
the end of their interview. This is an interesting
editing technique that allows

9.  This documentary has a heavy amount of
archive footage as it is based around the career of
a musician.
 There are shots of a meatloaf concert.
 Shots of music stars walking through a crowd.
 Sections of the music video for ‘I Will Do Anything
For Love.’
 Newspaper clippings about Meatloaf.