2. THIS IS A MIXED DOCUMENTRY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT CONTENT
INCLUDING; A VOICE OVER, INTERVIEWSD AND ARCHIVED/ACTUAL FOOTAGE.
THE TYPE OF DOCUMENTARY
THEMES
THE THEMES OF THE DOCUMENTARY INCLUDE;
THE MUSIC BUSINESS
MEAT LOAD AND HIS IMAGE CREATION
MARKETING WITHIN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
THE POWER OF THE MEDIA
3. NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
THE MUSIC BIZ HAS A SINGLE STRANDED NARRATIVE STRUCTURE AS THE DOCUMENTARY
ONLY HAS ONE STORY LINE OF WHICH IS MEAT LOAF.
IT HAS CLOSED NARRATIVE STRUCTURE AS THE AUDIENCE ARE LIKELY TO HAVE NO
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.
IT HAS A NON-LINEAR STORYLINE AS THE ORDER OF THE NARRATION ISNT TOLD IN
COMPLETE ORDER.
CAMERA WORK
STILL IMAGES ARE USED ALONG WITH ZOOMS AND PANS THIS IS DONE TO EMPHASISE
IMAGES.
A LOW ANGLE IS USED WHEN FILIMG MEAT LOAFS MUSIC VIDEO, THIS REPRESENTS HIM
AS BEING A POWERFUL INFLUENCE.
CLOSE UPS OF MEAT LOADS APPEARANCE ARE USED TO HIGHLIGH HIS DRAMATIC
IMAGE. CLOSE UPS OF MARKETING PLANS ARE ALSO USED TO GIVE INSIGHT TOWARDS
WHAT THEYRE DOING
4. CAMERA WORK
A HAND HELD CAMERA IS USED TO MAKE THE AUDIENCE FEEL LIKE THEY ARE THERE
OBSERVING THE ACTUAL EVENTS
THE CONVENTIONAL FILMING OF INTERVIEWS SHOWS THE INTERVIEWWS TO BE EITHER
ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OR THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, WHICH WAS ALTERNATES IN A
MEDIUM CLOSE UP.
MISE EN SCENE
CHROMAKEY IS USED FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DOCUMENTARY FOR INTERVIEWS.
ALL THE BACKGROUNDS ARE KEPT RELEVANT TO THE TOPIC THAT IS BEING ADRESSED.
THE DRAMATIC CLOTHING OF MEAT LOAF SHOWS CONNOTATIONS OF ROCK AND SHOW
A CONTRAST TO THE ACTUAL LIFESTYLE APPERANCES.
THE BUSY SHOTS HIGHLIGH THE STRESSFUL LIFESTYLE OF A CELEBRITY
5. SOUND
AT THE BEGINNING IT SHOWS THE DIEGETIC SOUND OF FANS SCREAMING HIGHLIGHT THE
FRAME AND POPULARITY.
THE VOICE OVER THROUGHOUT OF A STANDARD ENGLISH MALE HOLDS THE NARRATIVE
TOGETHER, KEEPING THE GIVEN OPINIONS SLIGHTLY SARCASTIC.
THE BACKGROUND TRACK WAS RELEVANT TO WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT AND
TENSE MUSIC BUILDS UP TENSION TOWARDS THE MUSIC CHART RESULTS.
EDITING
THE CUTS BETWEEN THE BACKSTAGE AND THE ON STAGE FOOTAGE SHOWS THE QUICK
PACE OF THE INDUSTY
SLOW MOTION OF MEAT LOAF PERFORMING HIGHLIGHTS THE FACE HE WENT FROM
START BANKRUPT
A FADE BETWEEN TWO MEN TALKING REPRESENTS THE LONG LASTING OPINIONS AND
EFFECT OF MEAT LOAF AND HIS IMAGE
MONTAGE EDITING OF DIFFERENT PROMOTIONAL IMAGES SHOWS THE VAST
POPULARITY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF MEAT LOAF
CONVENTIONAL EDITING IS USED DURING THE INTERVIEWS AS THE AUDIENCE DONT
HEAR THE INTERVIEWS QUESTIONS ONLY THE ANSWERS
6. ATRCHIVED MATERIAL
ACTUAL FOOTAGE OF BACKSTAGE AND THE BRIT AWARDS
THE MAKING OF MEAT LOADS VIDEO
INTERVIEWS WITH VILLAGE PEOPLE
NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS.
GRAPHICS
THE WHITE STANDARD FONT POSSIBLY USED TO STAND OUT, TOLD THE AUDIENCE WHO
WAS SPEAKING AND THEIR RELATION TO THE TOPIC AND EVENTS
DATES AND PLACES
GRAPHICS WHERE USED TO PROVIDE TRANSLATIONS.
