Genre Analysis - Documentary analysis- The devil made me do it.

It was a Channel 4 documentary- a small niche audience would watch it. 


Type of Documentary

• Expository because a 'Voice of God' is used and the images match or explain what the narrator is taking about. It is also quite a scary and dark documentary because when talking about how the nun died there is no sound.

Themes

• The theme is focussed around death but also around God because of the nun being religious, but also because they are talking about Marilyn Manson being almost like a devil figure.

Narrative structure

• Narrator ('Voice of God').
• The documentary started off with Marilyn Manson but why? there are interviews with the fans but then goes onto the murder of the nun- how was she killed and how does it all fit in?
• About 12-15 minutes into the documentary the enigma is all starting to connect meaning that the audience will understand why Manson and the nun are connected.
• There are a wide range of interviews both formal and informal.
• There are different segments to the documentary, from Marilyn Manson to the Nun and then back to Marilyn Manson.
• There is a closed Narrative which means the documentary will answer the questions that have been asked and end.

Camerawork

• When talking about the Nun the camera work is spooky when the narrator is explaining what has happened (e.g filming of a phone box to explain that the girls had called her.)
• There where high angle establishing shot to signify the start of a new segment ( the graveyard)
• Handheld camera work was also used when going into the woods making the audience feel like they are there and creates excitement.
• Whenever they have captured live footage they have chosen to use hand-held camera work because it is more dramatic.

Mise-en-scene

• A close-up of Marco politi (Vatican reporter La Republica) the background shows religious things behind him (picture of Jesus) he also smartly dressed, this shows his interest.
• The detective in the office doesn't really have much Mise-en-scen although instead of using the usually mid-shot they have almost used a long shot so you can see his body because he is wearing his uniform.
• When interviewing the young girls friends all three of them are sitting on the bed together and some of them are smoking showing that they aren't really bothered what happened, it also shows they aren't as important.

Sound

• Translator is used.
• When showing the Nun's funeral there is non-diegtic music that is quiet, suttle and gentle church music that represents the sadness and the loss of this woman, it almost tells us how the audience should be feeling.
• There are sound effects of a heart beat when talking about how she was killed.
• They have gone for sound effects instead of reconstruction.
• The Voice-over is male because it seems more formal and serious.
• There is Non-diegetic music whilst the credits are shown.

Editing

• Interviews have been edited so we don't hear the interviewer.
• They have added cutaways to illustrate what the narrator is saying.

Archive Material

• Marilyn Manson concert footage.

Graphics

• The title was white in old church writing that looked metal and scary, with a black background, matches the genre of the documentary (heavy metal, the death of a nun).
• Consistent graphics throughout - same font and same colour.