The Devil Made Me Do It

Type of Documentary
This is a mixed drama showing observation, interviews and narrative to push the exposition

Themes
There were themes of religion, influence of musicm death and most importantly the influence of the media.

Narrative Structure
There was a linear narrative. We were intially confronted with observation and question. In the midle we're lead to believe he was either a scapegoat or a puppetmaster. At the end all the loose ends are tied together, there is a revelation. The town returns to normal.

Camerawork/Cinematography
The initial shot was a crane shot over the town to make it seem vulnerable and innocent. High angles were used throughout to highlight and emphasise this. Contrastingly, low angles on the Manson were used to unsinuate power. Cantered shots were used in reconstruction to make the audience feel uncomfortable. The view on all three teens supports the exposition, whereas the extreme close up of woman to show the importance and authority. Finally, the extreme long-shot places us as the audience.

Mise-en-Scene
Everybody is interviewed in their own environment in order to get the best reponse from them. The Mise-en-scene is always considered. The colour red is used to contrast with the black suit, empahsing power. The audience shots are shown to be abnormal, mimicking Manson. In turn, this makes the documentary biased which reinforces the point of the argument. The camerawork is dark with the narration and heartbeat in order to build tension.

Sound
There is use of both digetic and non-digetic sound. The religious sounds such as the organs draws a line between bad and good. The sound effects used in the reconstruction add to the shock factor. Whereas Manson's music is used to show dramatic contrast.

Editing
The documentary is cleverly edited to emphasise the exposition. Cut-aways are used in every interview and the shot-reverse-shot is used at the concert flicking between Manson and the crowd. Cantered footage and the slow eiting of the re-construction created a scary influence.

Archive Material
The concert footage was original, however some look staged. The nuns funeral and the columbine footage all evoked a sense of wrong doing.

Graphics
The graphics were plain and white and kept extremely simple as the intention is that nothing will distract the audience. The opening title is white on black to make it stand out. Subtitles are used as an aid to the audience to encourage futher understanding of the documentary. Captions being used under everything also help add to the audiences understanding.