Documentary Analysis

Public Enemy number 1: The Devil made me do it.

Type of documentary:

mixed

Themes:

Crime-murder investigation,devil worship, religion, youth, power of the media-can the media influence individuals behavior which the audience answers themselves as its not answered in the documentary.

Narrative structure:

Open narrative structure- non-linear.

Camerawork:
Close up/ medium close up of the interviewees framed to left or right of screen, eye level 1/3 of the way down

Conventional lighting reinforces Good vs. Evil, when Manson is being interviewed and half of his face is in the light and the other in the dark which connotes a dual personality. ( see right image)

Low angle of Manson signifies power. 
Slow pans of the town which suggest nothing exciting happens in the day or night as the streets are deserted.

Zoom is used on still images on inanimate objects to keep the audience interested

Near to the end there are busy streets, teens sat around drinking, cars speeding which is a contrast from the empty and abandoned streets at the beginning of the programme,

Camera is positioned in the back of the room at the Manson press conference as the cameraman is filming through the viewfinder of another camera which puts distance between documentary person and other people filming Manson, the intentions are different.

Shots of religious iconography (statues of angels and Christ) Christ shot in low angle which matched Manson's low angle. 

At the Marilyn Manson concert the crowd was filmed as well as the concert, and was filmed as the observer

Hand-held actuality footage so cameraman can react quickly to action

Camerawork:

Inspector- cap of officer appeared large with humself smaller behind it ( low angle )
Isolated nun
Man visiting graveyard
Lighting on most of stock footage their very dark apart from one orange or blue glwo ( Off lamp)
Marilyn Manson one to one interviews- low angle connotes power
His face is half in the dark and halfin the light connoting good v bad.

Sound:

Voice over-narrator, male, standard english and delivered speech calmly.

The voice over is the glue that holds the narrative together.

Translating voice over- tended to be the same age, gender as the other person speaking.

Marilyn Manson music

Religious music

Sound effects used

Ending Marilyn manson speech- "I spend a lot more time talking to their kids than they  do."

Editing:

Cut

Hours of stock footage edited down into a one hour show.

Matching what the boy said in his interview to videos of rome.

Priest - entire interview audio and a video of him driving, he looks tired and the quiet  roads ahead add a dramatic sense to the interview

Killing the nun- door, heart beat, speeds up and slows down and then stops when dead. Hitting with rock and stabbing and dog barks, breathing and whispering then the church bells single strike symbolizing death.

Footage of manson fans swearing etc, with choral music.

two oposing things together and create meaning - juxtaposition.

Archive Material

News footage-police investigation, nuns funeral, girls.

American TV-columnby massac 

Manson music video

Girls with Marilyn Manson carved into their chests

Graphics

San serif white font- Name on the first line and underneath is the relevance of the person  to the topic - dates and location.

Crucifix instead of letter "t"

White text used to close the narrative of trial

Titling the audio being spoken

Credits being scrolled up the screen at the end of the documentary.