2. The Devil Made Me Do It
Type of Documentary:
• Fully narrated and mixed.
• The voice over explains the action throughout and the documentary
has a combination of interviews, archive footage and live action.
Themes:
Satanism
Good vs. Bad
Religion vs. Devil Worship
Murder
Marilyn Manson
Influencing behaviour
3. Narrative Structure:
Open structure. The documentary is linear and
has only one strand.
Camera Work:
• Hand held sometimes
• Close up’s on Manson fans
• Point of view shots in the car
• Low angle of Manson to demonstrate fear and
dominance
• Long shot (establishing shot to set the scene)
4. Mise-en-Scene:
• Realism is shown through dress
• Colours are dark to represent themes
• The lighting is low key
• The interviews are set at neutral locations
Sound:
• Heart beat noise dubbed over (sound effects)
• Manson’s music
• Chanting music to represent religion
• Narrator
5. Editing:
• Cutting
Archive Material:
• Images of Manson’s tour
• Manson’s music video’s
• Reconstruction of the murder
• Italian talk show
• Newspapers and websites
• Court case
Graphics:
• Words on the screen, show the title. They are bold and
clear
• Words appear to introduce new people or locations
• White writing, serif (looks professional)
6. Music Biz (Marketing of Meatloaf)
Type of documentary:
• Fully narrated
• Mixed (combination of interviews, archive and live
action)
• Self reflexive
Themes:
• Award ceremonies
• Influencing behaviour
• Old vs. young
• Music
• Marketing
7. Narrative Structure:
• Closed structure
• Single stranded (one story)
• Non linear (does not run in an order)
Camera work:
• Close up shots for the interviews
• Zooming
• Long shot of the location (establishing shot, sets
the scene)
• Hand held (provides point of view)
• Panning, low angle
• Profile shots
8. Mise-en-Scene:
• Low Key lighting
• High key for interviews
• Magazines are relevant to the topic
• Chromakey (green screen)- creates visual
representation of the topic
Sound:
• Cheering ( of Meatloaf fans)
• Voice over (constantly throughout, standard
English. The voice over is unconventional because
they are opinionated and sarcastic)
• Tense music during the chart show to build
tension
9. Editing:
• Cutting
• Screen peel
• Chromakey
• Slow Motion
• Dissolves
• Spin Images
• Montage
• Rule of thirds is used in the interviews, they
are totally conventional.
10. Archive Material:
• Meatloaf gigs
• Meatloaf videos (Do Anything For Love)
• Newspapers
• Noel’ House Party (Mr Blobby)
• Top Of The Pop’s
• Interviews
Graphics:
• Words on the screen are bold and clear
• They introduce new people and locations
• Most words are white (sans serif)
• Red credits, unconventionally move from left to right
