This documentary explores the themes of murder, crime, religion, media influence, and youth culture through interviews and observations of the 2001 murder in Italy said to be influenced by Marilyn Manson's music. It uses a variety of camera shots like handheld footage following Manson and establishing shots of locations. Interviews are framed in a conventional medium close up, though Manson is filmed from a low angle. The documentary edits between the quiet streets in Italy and Manson's loud concerts to contrast the settings and themes of good versus evil.

1. The Devil made me do it
Luke dickinson

2. This documentary is of mixed typing. It has a variety of content like
interviews, observation and narration. It is single stranded and has a
non-linear structure.
The Themes explored in this documentary are: murder, crime, religion,
the power of the media and the influence of Marilyn Manson (through
his music and actions) and youth culture.

3. The camera work in this documentary features camera shots like:
The handheld camera following Marilyn Manson makes the audience
feel as if they are interviewing him. Establishing shot this shows the
location and sets the scene where the crime took place. There are
also tracking shots used throughout the documentary.
The interviews in the documentary are framed in the conventional
way, with a medium close up and the interviewee either placed to the
right or left, the only difference is when Manson is interviewed, it is
filmed from a low angle, this could represent how people look up to
him.

4. The mise en scene of the documentary is mainly based in Italy in 2001
as this is when the crime took place. The place is seen in establishing
shots or the town/cities.
Other mise en scene is: Bedrooms, workplaces, crime scene, grave
yard, diaries, names scratched into trees, church, court rooms and
concert arena’s. There is also religious paraphernalia such as crosses.
There is a frequent use of Marilyn Manson songs as he is the topic of
the documentary. There is also a non-diegetic heartbeat that slows
down during the murder scene and concert sounds of Marilyn Manson
live and the fans watching.

5. The editing is fast cuts to keep the audience engaged, there is also a
montage of mug shots to open the documentary up. There is shot
reverse shot between Marylyn Manson and his fans. This shows the
relationship between Manson and his crowd and how they worship
him like a god, linking back to the themes.
There is slow motion shot during the funeral while the coffin is being
carried this emphasises the emotion of the scene and loss the town
felt. There is also cross cuts between the quiet Italian streets and
Marilyn Manson’s concerts this shows the contrast of the two settings
and could also reinforce the theme of good vs evil. There is also zoom
shots of the devil symbols this links with the narrative of the
documentary.
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6. The editing is fast cuts to keep the audience engaged, there is also a
montage of mug shots to open the documentary up. There is shot
reverse shot between Marylyn Manson and his fans. This shows the
relationship between Manson and his crowd and how they worship
him like a god, linking back to the themes.
There is slow motion shot during the funeral while the coffin is being
carried this emphasises the emotion of the scene and loss the town
felt. There is also cross cuts between the quiet Italian streets and
Marilyn Manson’s concerts this shows the contrast of the two settings
and could also reinforce the theme of good vs evil. There is also zoom
shots of the devil symbols this links with the narrative of the
documentary.
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