Marketing Meatloaf.

Documentary Name: Marketing Meatloaf.

Type of Documentary: this is a mixed documentary because it includes Interviews, a narrator, archive footage and evidence.

Themes: The themes which are in this documentary are Meatloaf, Music Industry, global success and alternate artists.

Narrative structure: the narrative structure is linear, is consists of a beginning, middle and an end. The beginning began to tell us about the success of the music industry and how the marketing help this and also the set up of Meatloaf as an artist. The middle is where the problem occurs, the problem is that the industry say the meatloaf has dated, he is globally not successful and he is spending far too much on his videos. The end comes to a successful ending, as Meatloaf releases a bestselling album and won various different awards over his career.

Camerawork: the interviews use head and shoulder shots and sometimes close ups of the important people, there were also some low angle shots of Meatloaf, to signify the influence he has on the audience and how he is ‘God Like’. Panning shots of Virgin headquarters merged with a slow zoom to show that everyone is equal. There was a close up of the woman in the music video to signify how beautiful and attractive she is, all of the camera angles which were used were to create meanings throughout the documentary.

Mise-En-Scene: Virgin headquarters was shown throughout the documentary; this is where decisions were made to improve Meatloaf’s music. There was also a location and on a set of music which was shown and this was relevant because it’s what is going to be in Meatloaf’s music video. Radio stations were also shown along with, Record shots (our price) which doesn’t exist anymore.

Sound: There were diagetic sounds of people being interviewed and the narrator over the top and the narrator also answered the narrative. There was also shot dips of other music videos such as Will Smith, Mr Blobby, Village People and Take That. No sound effects were really used in this documentary but however there were ambient sounds from the location being used which were music videos, crowds and awards.

Editing: There was a shot reverse shot of Meatloaf and Michal Bay to show there equalness, there was also a two shot between Michal Bay and Meatloaf to show that they both need each other in the music business. There was a montage clearly showed the viewers what was going to happen and who was going to be involved. There was a use of a green screen to add backgrounds which were relevant. There was also many cutaways used throughout the whole of the documentary.

Archive Material: There is a lot of archive footage used throughout this documentary and music videos from Will Smith, Mr Blobby, the Village People and Take That were just some of them. There was also a music video from Meatloaf; footage from Top Of The Pops, Concert footage, there was some archive footage from when Meatloaf was filmed on location and on set from when he was making his music video. There was some footage used from Meatloaf’s press conference.

Graphics: There was a white and black colour scheme, which makes the audience not get too distracted from what’s happening in the documentary. There was also some simple graphics used from introducing the main parts of the documentary.

The Devil Made Me Do It.

Documentary Title: The Devil Made Me Do It.

Type of documentary: This is a mixed documentary because it includes interviews, reconstructions, a narrator and cutaways.

Themes: The themes include death, religion and Marylin Manson.

Narrative Structure: It has a linear narrative and has a clear beginning, middle and end. In the beginning we are told what the documentary is going to be about, and have us thinking of all the possibilities of how she was killed and what’s going to happen to the killers. The middle of storyline talks about why the nuns could have killer her, maybe because they had an influence by Marlyin Manson and wanted to be like him. The ending basically sums up what happened, the girls convictions are showed and the problem is then solved and brought to an end.

Camerawork: there are different camera angles which are used to create different effects. The documentary firstly usually uses an establishing shot and this gives makes the village seem vulnerable, quiet and peaceful.  The head and shoulder shots on the interviews make the whole incident more believable. The two shot of people who were getting interviewed made them feel safer in twos. The canted camera angle of when the nun fell to the floor made her seem more vulnerable. When the people were influenced by Marylin Manson the shots of the audience we high angles and made the also look vulnerable and as if he was bigger and better than them but to go along side this, the low angle shot of him makes him look powerful. The use if the static camera in the reconstructions made it scarier. The handheld camera were used to show the frantic scene with Marylin Manson.

Mise-En-Scene: Throughout the documentary there was always relevant Mise-en-scene for example in different parts of the town, where the murder was commited. The woman who was dressed in red on the train represents what power she has or how powerful she is. The holy status in the backgrounds symbolises how peaceful the town is and how it used to be until the murder happened.  The interviews of Marylin Manson were filmed in his dressing room which is relevant to him.

Sound: there are elements of diagetic and non diagetic sounds throughout this documentary. The non diagetic sounds include the voice of the narrator who is constantly giving us extra information about what’s happening on screen. There are also a lot of sound effects such as a church bell, footsteps, heart beats all these all build up to the killing making it look shocking. The way the church songs and the Marylin Manson songs switch symbolises the good Vs evil.

Editing: The majority of the documentary uses fast pace editing, and introducing Marylin Manson to the fans it symbolises the excitement of the fans but there is a point of slow motion editing which is used to emphasise how vulnerable the fans of Marylin Manson are and how much control they are under. The match on action also follows Marylin Manson and there is a shot reverse shot used between him and the audience. Finally the canted effect is used to add excitement to the whole documentary.

Archive Material: the archive material includes the music videos of Marylin Manson, the video of the Columbine shootings and the nun’s funeral. All of the evidence was used to back up the documentary points.

Graphics: the graphics were plain white so that it didn’t distract you from the action and title “The Devil Made Me Do It” was in a gothic style font.

Documentarys.

Documentary:-the definition of a documentary is problematic. Numerous amount of documented elements essentially they may be fictitious or partly staged.

A documentary is used to document evidence which uses actual footage, reconstructions to create meaning and also a voice over. A high level of construction usually takes place and documentaries don’t always give the answer away they let the audience decided which will also make them want to watch till the end to find out what happens. An important factor of a documentary is where you place them on screen; this is usually part of the rule of thirds, alternating which side the person sits on each side so that your audience do not get bored.
‘What distinguishes documentary is the portrayal of the recorded sounds and images of actuality’ John Corner.

Documentaries were defined by John Grierson in the 1930s and he first coined the term in 1926. The definition is the creative treatment of actuality.
Housing problems 1935.

This is a glimpse into people’s lives and showing the country at work, documentaries were used to boot morale war times and normally they would have a government investigation.

The creative treatment of actualitythe authenticity is important, it’s also important to capture all of the evens in their raw state because some elements will be faked. The film crew take creative control over how it is filmed.

“Truth is what you actually come away with at the end of seeing the film. I mean it’s your truth that your seeing. Everybody who makes a film is putting their own truth on screen”. This quote came from Dianne Tammes who is a film maker.
Many people argue over the truth of the documentary and so there a now a range of subgenres that fit into the term documentary, despite all the arguments there are elements of recorded images, sounds of actual reality that need to be included.
Current affair programmes are half way between a documentary and the news. When we look at them in detail we see that the current affairs programme is a documentary and is out of date.

John Corner of Liverpool University- 5 Central features to a documentary:--Observation.
This is where the camera is unseen and or ignored by the people who are part of the documentary, and so the camera becomes the eye witness.

-Mise en scene.This is what’s in the background when people are being interviewed and where about things are filmed, props people are using, costumes, and we control the mise-en-scene. Mise en scene also helps to advance the argument or exposition.
-Interview.Documentaries rely on interviews and this can make a contrast between the observations. Pictures are often dubbed over the interview to make sense and plant the meaning to what is being said. Voxpox is a voice over of the people, and we ask them the same question, placing the interview in segments.
-Exposition.Exposition is what we are trying to say to the audience and it’s the line of the argument. The ways in which exposition can be are plain, direct, indirect or hidden. The observational sequence may tell the audience what to think.

-Dramatisation.This makes the documentary have a sense of drama so that it keeps the audience engages and following, this is usually in the form of an interview or observation based on facts and it’s a form of reconstruction.

A documentary usually takes three of four moths to create.

Current Affair programmes are aiming to provide info-tainment.

‘It is critical that film makers be rid of the fantasy that the documentary can be unproblematic representation of reality and truth can be conveniently dispensed and received like valium’. The quote was said by Dennis O’Rourke.

Documentary represents the transformed world and the first programmes to be at of commercial channels find money tight. Documentaries that are rating winners would indicate the issues of:
-sex
-Law and Order.
-Violence
Documentaries are a three way process, the people who the documentary is aimed at, the people who are in the documentary, the reaction of the audience and they are often about societies victims.

Types of Documentaries.
Fully Narrated:- This is where there is a voice over to convey exposition and the voice over could also be seen as the “voice of God”.

Fly On the Wall:-Cinema verite, this type of documentary relies totally on observation, there is no commentary, they use recorded subjects without interference and the editing creates a meaning (how the things are chosen and the order).

Mixed Documentary:- A mixed documentary is a mixture of a lot of different things, you can watch and also listen to the voice over to get an idea of what is about, and what’s happening. They contain interviews, the argument is advanced and the subjects speak to the camera. A mixed documentary represents objective reality and not just selective construction.

Self Reflective:- this is where the narrator is on screen talking to the camera and so we focus on the film maker, this brings attention to role construction reality and critics say this makes it confusing. In the type of documentary the role becomes self publicised and there is then a subject loss

Docudrama:- docudrama is a re enactment of events based on facts. Critics say that this can only hope to truth but delivers fiction.

Docusoaps:-

this is most commonly watched as someone’s life unfolding. This type originated in the UK and is very popular with channels because they don’t cost a lot to make, no cast, not many crew members and there is no studio needed.

Disneyfication:-this is Steve Barnett’s theory and is the dumming down the qualification, makes it look better, the focus is soffend and rating friendly domestics.