Themes : -Promoting Movies -Childrens Films -Marketing -Target Audiences -Disney
Narrative Structure : Beginning - Looked like it was going to be upbeat. Looked at why marketing is important
Middle - Successful Marketing/Evidence. Looked at why marketing is improtant (Money)
End - Persuasion.
Camerawork : - Static Camera for interview -From deep to shallow focus -Close ups of tickets being sold -Panning shots of merchandise -Closeups for posters
Mise-En-Scene : -Posters in the background -The Premiere -Throughout the whole of the documentary, there was no American person speaking -The Documentary was set in London
Sound : -Sound was underused in the documentary -Natural sounds of the interview
Editing : -Fast pace cuts at the beginning to keep people interested. -Relevant cutaways to what the experts were talking about -Fades were used, which was quite amateur -Disolves used
Archive Material : -Trailers -Premiere Footage -Disney Films to show previous succesful films
Themes : Murder Teenagers Christianity Devil Worship Vs Religion Crime - Murder investigation Power of the Media: can the media influence individuals behaviour?
Narrative Structure : Problem from the start, nun was killed. The problem becomes complicated when Marilyn Mansons music was seen as a factor. At the end,one of the girls repented.
Camerawork : At the Marilyn Manson concert, low angles were used to make Marilyn Manson seem big and important. Big Close up of woman who was an expert to support the documentary. High angle when looking down at the town to make it seem small and vulnerable. Some handheld camerawork was used outside the court. Guy selling posters outside concert - Handheld Camera. Stock footage - churhces, religious iconography, angels, bell towers - low and high angle Tracking shot of Manson walking through Rome Zoom of still images Manson press conference - observation shots of news media - not part of journalism Tilted frame from nuns point of view
Mise-en-Scene : -Psycholigist was dressed in red to look powerful. -The documentary took place in the location of the murder. -The people were interviewed in their own homes so they felt comfortable -Marilyn Mansons character was conflicted through his concerts and then going around the vatican. -The 3 girls accused of the murder were never seen throughout the documentary -Marilyn Mansons fans were all dressed like him
Sound : -Religious music was used in the background throughout the documentary -All the sound effects were used during the reconstruction were used for dramatic effect. -Noise of the Marilyn Manson concert was used to shock the audience -During the reconstruction of the nuns murder, the heartbeat sound got faster and faster as the nun was dieing. - Some Marilyn Manson music used in the background
Editing : -Cutaways were used in all interviews to make sense of the story -Hours of stock footage edited down for match on action with whats important with the frame. -Marilyn Manson was the match on action sometimes. -Eyeline match on action when the camera was cantered to show the nun on the floor murdered. -Editing was fast paced at times and really slow at other times.
Archive Material : -Some of the archive material used in "The Devil Made Me Do It" was footage of marliyn mansons live performances and music videos. - Footage from the media at the time of the murder.
Graphics : -Simple, white writing, the texts were basic and did not detract from the on screen visuals. -Crucifix used instead of letter T -White text used to close the narrative of trial
I have added in these pictures because it shows marilyn manson and when he dressed as the pope at one of his concerts, which is juxtaposition using religious connotations.
Narrative Structure : - The documentary ran in chronological order, the documentary looked at how his childhood influenced his music. A problem was apparent from the start of the documentary as it became clear to the audience that Jimi didnt have a pleasureable childhood because both of his parents were Alcoholics.
Camerawork : - Close- ups for interviews - Some long range shots of his concerts to show the large crowds that came to watch jimi perform - Some handheld footage from his childhood
Mise-En-Scene : - There was a large amount of black and white people being interviewed to show that Jimi's music was appreciated by everyone - The documentary showed how two different races interpreted his music and childhood. - Some stories of his parents were conflicted through his music and the interviews used. - Alot of the people interviewed had musical backgrounds - Alot of the people interviewed were holding guitars
Sound : - Jimi Hendrix's music playing in the background - Guitars
Editing : - Cutaways were used in all interviews to show what people were talking about -
Archive Material : - Footage of Jimi performing at concerts - Old Interview footage - Close up footage of some of the Jimi Hendrix concert flyers
Graphics : - White writing, which was basic - Had who each person was underneath in small writing
Narrative Structure : At the beginning we see conflict as meatloaf wants to relaunch himself and we see the documentary talking about the music business. In the middle we see how the marketing team have spent too much money on relaunching meatloaf and we see him try and relaunch himself in the middle as we see him promoting his new single in many different ways with interviews, performances, concerts and TV appearances. At the end we see how the marketing team's work and meatloaf work has paid off as he gets to number one and manages to stay there for eight weeks and he also wins a Grammy award so we can see how the money used to try and relaunch himself has paid off.
Camerawork : Close up shots are mainly used to show a person of importance such as Micheal bay, when he is on the screen close up shots are used to show him and during the interviews medium close up shots have also been used. The camera has interaction with the people in the documentary as when you see a person shake there head the camera shakes itself as well. Medium close up shots have been used when we see the starts collecting there awards at the grammy's to also how importance. Zoom shots have also been used when the camera is establishing a location.
Mise-En-Scene : All the interviews in the documentary have been based around a blue/green screen with relevant background images related to meatloaf and to what is being said on the documentary to create meaning behind it. Lots of the filming has been taken place on location such as music video's award ceremonies and past concerts , the makers of the documentary have done this to show how much work there is behind getting a number one and relaunching an artist, The documentary also films a lot in LA and London as the industry places are in London .
Sound : There is lots of natural sound used in the interviews from the background sound. There is diegetic sound used at a complex part of the documentary as narration is used on top of the documentary. Soundtracks are used over the top of the documentary and the tracks are from the charts at the time to make the audience aware of the competition and meat loaf's track was constantly repeated over the top of the documentary. There is natural sound also used from the press conference. Sound effects have been used when the camera shows us poster of meatloaf as a heartbeat sound effect has been used in the background to add emphasise the importance of getting to number one in the charts.
Editing : There is a shot reverse shot used when showing Micheal bay and meatloaf to show a power struggle and raise the question of who is more important . Lots of different cut away shots have been used to reinforce what was been said in the documentary at the time. There is fast pace editing used at the beginning to give you conflict between the marketing people , some dissolves have also been used in the documentary.
Archive Material : Archive material is used in the documentary to create evidence to what is been said as we may see an interview of someong taling about meatloaf and then it will cut to something relevant to what is been said. Archive material was used throughout the documentary in the form of interviews, awards, music video's both of the village people and meatloaf to show the conflict and competition between them. Other archive material used is from meatloafs concert's and the grammy awards where we see meatloaf win a grammy to show us how his har work has paid off.
Graphics : The graphics in the documentary are very simple graphics used to introduce somebody they are white and at the bottom of the screen, the graphics tell us the persons name and there job. There is also graphics used in the form of a magazine cover with meatloaf on it.
Narrative Structure : - Tragic images from the start, to shock the viewer straight away
Camerawork : - Long range shots - Closeups of peoples faces during interviews to show them being sad and upset - Handheld camerawork on the streets during the time when the planes hit - Some mid range shots during interviews
Mise-En-Scene : - Kept going back to the towers to show the tragedy and signify the importance of it. - All of the people interviewed displayed how used and affected they were by the tragedy - Some of the people interviewed were directly affected by the 9/11 disaster - Some people interviewed were wearing black, to signify the fact that they were mourning
Sound : - Slow, quiet music to add suspense to the documentary - Some sad sounding music to make the audience feel emotional - Slow tempo throughout - Low Volume
Editing : - Showed the plane hitting the towers and the man falling from different angles - Slow-mo footage of the disaster for dramatic effect
Archive Material : - Towers before they were hit - Handheld Footage - News footage from the time when the disaster happenned
Graphics : - When the documentary went to a break, the still image of the falling man was displayed, alongside the white text "A Falling Man"
The purpose of a documentary is to document an event, this must be done with evidence, actual footage can be used, or the documentary makers can recreate footage for effect, the definition of documentary is problematic. sometimes documentaries may resemble elements of truth, though essentially they can be ficticious.
When a documentary claims to be "real" we should question it. "What distinguishes documentary is the portrayal of the recorded sounds and images of actuality" - John Corner (1995)
Documentaries have a high level of construction. A documentary does not have to have analysis, it can be descriptive and at the end allow the audience to form their own opinion.
Documentary was defined in the 1930s by John Grierson
DEFINITION : The creative treatment of actuality.
Documentaries were originally used to boost morale during the war, scheduling of a documentary is important, positioning of a documentary is tricky. what is being shown before and after the documentary is vital.
British documentaries are renowned for their investigate journalism, usually this will impose the views of the government and sometimes society.
Authenticity of a documentary is important it is impossible to catch all events in their raw state, most documentaries are a version of the truth.
"Everybody who makes a film is putting their own truth on the screen" - Dianne Tames
There are now a range of subgenres that fit into the term documentary, documentary makers agree that there must be some bits of actuality.
Current affairs programmes are halfway between a documentary and the news.
Weighty issues and social will be discussed during current affairs programmes such as Trevor Mcdonald.
There are five central features to a documentary, they are : 1) Observation 2) Interview 3) Mise-En-Scene 4) Exposition 5) Dramatisation
Interviews are used in two ways :
A Full Flowing Interview
Placing The interview in segments in between elements of observation
All documentaries use a sense of dramatisation, the audience is an eyewitness to the dramatic events, the drama appears to take place naturally infront of the camera
Documentary makers carefully consider mise-en-scene ensuring that this allows the drama to unfold.
Exposition - This is the line of the arguments (What argument you are trying to make)
Current affairs programmes are on a shorter deadline than documentaries, current affairs programmes are aiming to provide information and entermainment (Info-tainment)
The publics right to know is sometimes the main reason for a documentary
Documentaries can sometimes result in change of laws and legislations, documentary makers rarely question the deeper organisation and fairness of society.
Ideas of truth and reality can be conflicting at times. sometimes they can attract counter claims of lies.
Corner believes evidence rather than truth would help this, the documentary represents the transformed world, documentaries, documentaries are often about societys victims -people who are unable to defend themselves
The Three Way Process Of An Documentary :
1) Who it is aimed at
2) Who is in the documentary
3) Reaction of the audience after watching the documentary
Fly on the wall documentary :
These are almost observational, there is no commentary or narration, the cameras are left to record the subjects without interference.
The camera effects the behaviour of the subjects.
Here is an example of a fly on the wall documentary :
The Camera Effects the behaviour of the subjects.
Mixed Documentary :
Many documentaries take a mixed approach of interview observation andnarrative to advance the argument.
Self Reflective Documentary : When the sibject of the documentary acknowledges the prescence of the camera and often speaks directly to the camera.
Docudrama : A reenactment of events as tey are suppose to have happenned the story will be based on fact, docudrams can someimes be misleading.
Docusoaps : A phenomenom of recent years following the daily lives of people in a range of different jobs or positions in society, many people would dispute if these are actual documentaries
Disneyification : Steven Barrett has blamed the docusoap type of documentary for dumbing down the real issues of documentary and choosing to win ratings with ratig friendly topics.
Interviews : Interviews can be held anywhere but the setting will affect the meaning that you create for the viewer, and an unusual setting can add drama to the interview.
VOXPOPS : These are a must and can be used as light an humorous, they can give a sense of relief from the hard facts.
The images below are the images we were going to edit to create our print advert.
All these codes and conventions of a print advert are the factors that me and my group considered when creating our print advert. By including these things in my print advert, it will ensure that the audience will know the theme of my documentary, Whilst at the same time ensuring that they are clear of all of the relevant information, such as the channel that the documentary will be brodcast on, and the time and the date it will be shown.
The image we used for the print advert is below, we used the selective tool to select round the biscuits so we didnt get any other background objects in it. We then placed the image onto a plain white background and imported the channel4 symbol image to show that the print advert is shown on that channel. Also in the bottom left we added the showing date and time and then the slogan "Would you risk it for a biscuit" went across the top in the middle of the image.
For the advertisment of our documentary we made a print advert like the ones that the channel would actually advertise.
Our print advert was based on the ones like channel 4 because me and my group decided that our documentary would be shown on channel 4 at prime time.
These images have been taken off the website which can be found here : http://4creative.co.uk/flash/
These images support the codes and conventions for a typical print advert sticking to the themes i listed above.
