2. Type Of Documentary
The documentary is a mixed
documentary containing
interviews, archive footage and a
narrator (voice over).
3. Themes
The themes of the documentary, The
Devil Made Me Do It are
murder, crime, religion, the power of
the media and the influence of Marilyn
Manson (through his music and
actions) and youth culture.
4. Narrative Structure
The narrative structure is a single
stranded (one storyline) documentary.
The documentary contains a narrator
and translation of Italian to English. It
is an open ended, non-linear narrative
containing binary oppositions.
5. Camera Work...
The handheld camera following Marilyn
Manson makes the audience feel closer
to the action. It also shows them the
manic feeling at the time.
Interviews – all
filmed in a similar
way, usually in
medium close up.
The interviews of
Marilyn Manson are
filmed at a low angle
representing that
6. ...Camera Work
Establishing shot –
shows the location and sets the scene
where the crime took place.
Low angle shot – represents Jesus
which could represent Manson versus
God.
Tracking shot – during the procession
makes the audience feel as though
they are a part of the action. The
audience becomes a voyeur as they
get an insight of the action taking
7. Mise-en-scene...
Italy (2001) – establishing shots of towns
and cities
Interviews – settings provide an insight
into the role of the interviewee. It anchors
the meaning of the interview. There are
contrasts in mise-en-scene between the
different interviews. All shot in natural
light
8. ...Mise-en-scene
... Bedrooms, workplaces, crime
scene, grave yard, diaries, names
scratched into trees, church, court
rooms and concert arena’s.
9. Sound...
Sound includes...
Translations
Non-diagetic music – Erie, adding to
the atmosphere of the scene and
Marilyn Manson’s songs
Interviews – confessions as a voice
over from the girls that committed the
crime
10. ...Sound
A Heartbeat that slows down during
the murder scene
Diagetic concert sound of Marilyn
Manson and his fans
Male Voice Over – In standard
English, pushes the narrative and
holds it together. The voice over
influences the audience.
11. Editing
Zoom – into devil symbols linking with
the narrative
Contains many cuts
Slow motion during concert footage
Voice over
Conventional editing for interviews –
only answers, no questions
12. Archive Material
Archive footage includes – concert
footage, funeral footage, news
footage, press conference interview
footage, music video footage (of
Marilyn Manson’s songs), footage of
news from the shooting in American
School, news footage from the crime
scene.
13. Graphics
Names and their relation to the topic
Title of documentary
Lyrics to Marilyn Manson’s songs
Dates of important events and the
locations
Subtitles of translations
The graphics give more information
