Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Documentary Analysis: Public enemy one: The Devil made me do it.

Title: Publish Enemy number one: The devil made me do it.

Type of documentary: Mixed

Themes: The power of the media
Devil worship
Crime
Religion
Youth
How does the media influence individuals
Narrative Structure: Open narrative structure, non-linear

Camerawork:
interviews: Close up
eye line is third of the way down.
framed left or right
The poster seller was hand held
Marilyn Manson was shot from a low angle.
Two show of couple
close up of faces

Stock Footage: Chruch
Religion iconography

Establishing shot
Birds eye view
close up of his refleection
Point of view shot
Mansons press conference- set up away from press, showing they are observing and is not there to take part.



Mise-en-scene:
one shot is of the police man sitting behind the desk, which is shot from a low angle so his hat is the biggest thing you can say, and he is working in the background, this show's authority.

There is a nun in isolation.

Lighting: Natural light
Orange or blue glow, which gives mistical effect.

In one interview with manson, half his face is lit up, the other side is dark which connates the argument for good or evil.



Sound:
Voiceover: Narrator is male, he speaks in standard english with a calm voice
Some of the interviews use a tranlated voiceover.

Marilyn Manson's music is used to contrast against the religious church much, and there are sound effects for example the confession.



Editing:
Cut transitions are normally used.
Stoch footage of people standing around the concert

Priest: Filmed driving, interview played interview audio
Empty Roads
Religious Music.

Juxtaposition is also used.

Archive material:
News footage
nuns funeral
T.V talk show
Music video
American coverage
Still Images
News papers.

Graphics:
Names- Very simple, sans serif font, white.
location, and relevance.
Left or right on the bottom of screen
Name is normally bigger then relevance, location or time.
Credits scrowling upwards
subtitles
Title, is Gothic to relate to Marilyn Manson.




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