title of the documentary
Type Of Documentary
Mixed
Themes
Devil worship
Crime
Religion
Youth of today
Power of the media
Narrative Structure
Open narrative structure
Non – Linear
Single strand
Camerawork
Interviews
Medium close up
Close up
Framed to the left and right of the screen
Eye line third of the way down the screen
Low angle used on Manson’s interviews, gives him a sense of power
Man selling posters – handheld camera interview (not pre arranged)
Camera angles and movement
Point of view used from the point of view of the inspector
Close Up of faces
Stock footage of churches and religious iconography, filmed in low and angle and high angle
Tracking and panning is used particularly in Manson’s concerts.
Tracking of Manson walking through the city and going into McDonalds.
Crane shot of cemetery
Zoom of newspapers and pictures makes the shots more interesting
Mise-en-scene
Cap of officer shown big while the officer in the background.
Nun in dark alley shows isolation
Light is the most important particularly in the stock footage as it contains a dark, orange/deep blue glow
It is also used on Manson when he is getting interviewed, half is face is in the light and half is in the dark portraying, saint or sinner and a split personality
Sound
Voiceover:
Male
Standard English
Very calm
Holds the narrative together
Mansons music and orchestral music:
Show the main themes of the program
The attack:
Sound effects
Heartbeats
Footsteps
Hitting
Stabbing
Choral music played over footage of Manson – Juxtaposition
During the whole interview of the priest the priest is never seen talking just shows slow motion footage of him driving
Archive Material
News footage
Nuns funeral footage
Police investigation footage
Talk show
Music videos of Manson.
Pictures and newspapers
Graphics
White sans serif font with name and relation to the trial of each interviewee
Main titles are black and gothic style and feature a cross.
White text at the end explaining what happened to the girls, text is the same as used throughout the programme.
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