This documentary examines a case where three teenage girls claimed they murdered a nun at the direction of rock musician Marilyn Manson. It explores themes of religion versus devil worship, youth violence, and the influence of media and music on impressionable youth. The film uses interviews, courtroom footage, and concert footage to tell the story and investigate the girls' claims that Manson commanded them to commit the murder through his music.

1. The Devil Made Me Do It
Hannah Kenyon

2. Type of documentary
This is a mixed documentary.

3. Themes
• Religion V Devil Worshiping.
• Youth Violence V peace.
• Good V Evil.
• Controversary Disaffected Youth V Society Power Of The Media.
• Lack Of Communication V Communication between teenager and parent.
Interviewing one of girls parents about her
life and how she acted at home, little did
they know she was mentally unstable.
Young teens dressed in all black
clothes and gothic like make-up
to signify they are all part of a
group, following Mandson.

4. Narrative Structure
• Open Documentary
• Single Strand Narrative
• Non Linear Narrative

5. Camerawork
• Mid Shots of professional doctors being interviewed.
• Wide Shot (concert)
• Hand Held, backstage real footage, (P.O.V) shot!
• High angle shot- church, policemen to convey lack of importance.
• Close-up- audience’s faces covered in dark, black face paint.
• Panning Shot of the crowds at Marilyn Manson’s concert.
• Tracking Shot- following Marilyn around outside. For example:
walking through the streets of Rome.
• Tilted Frame- Different perspective.

6. Mise-En-Scene
• Dark lighting on Marilyn Manson’s face, especially when interviewing him.
(very low-key)
• There were three main building shown throughout this documentary:
Courtroom, Stadium, scene of crime.
• The church shown in the programme was the nun’s church of worship. You
see the crime scene of were the killing took place, just outside the church .
• Marilyn Manson wore “Halloween” style like clothes: long black cape, black
make-up, piercings, scary eye contacts with deep scars covering his face.
• Although Marilyn Manson was portrayed in a particular way to the viewers
when shown performing in front of hundreds of fans, he is also portrayed to
us as a just a normal man carrying out average day to day activities. For
example: Going to McDonalds' with his family.
• The police surrounding Marilyn Manson’s stage when a crazed fan jumped
on stage...she was soon to be arrested. Moreover, this shows the authority
the police have.

7. Marilyn Manson
Very low key lighting on Mansons face
when interviewing him.
Scars all over his face.

8. Sound
• Voice Over narration throughout the whole documentary telling us
there version of what really happened to the nun, the night of the
killing.
• Choral, Depressing music.
• Translation of language for the audience to understand.
• Actress to play the three girls who came up with the plan to attack the
nun. You see them reading the distraught diary’s the girls made.
• Reconstruction- sound effects of murder.
Carrying the nuns body.

9. Editing
• Juxtaposition of coral and rock music. (rebellious children and coral
music being played at the same time)
• The main editing technique mainly being used is cuts.
• Flashbacks.
• Long take of priest travelling to see the girl in order to have her confess
for her sins.
Melina's confession of
murdering the nun.

10. Archive Material
• Concert footage.
• Tv coverage of Columba.
• Rome.
• Talk Show.
• Music videos, posters.
• Newspaper heading.
• Websites linking to Mandson.

11. Graphics
• Credits over visuals (video footage)
• Names.
• Details of girls sentences.
• Dates, time of when murder took place.
• Lyrics of songs.
• Websites linking to Manson. Girls Sentences