Public enemy number one analysis

Type of documentary

mixed

Themes

Crime-murder investigation,devil worship, religion, youth, power of the media-can the media influence individuals behavior which the audience answers themselves as its not answered in the documentary.

Narrative structure

Open narrative structure- non-linear.

Camerawork

• Point of view shot-a fan in the crowd at the Marilyn Manson concert and inspector(creative editing)
  
• Interviews-close up, medium close up, low angle-Marilyn Manson(power), two shot of english couple
  
• Hand held camera- filming guy selling posters(not pre arranged)
  
• Close up of faces-stock footage-churches,religious, iconography (low and high angle)
  
• Tracking-police inspector being followed and manson walking through Rome, panning,zoom-still images,crane-cemetery.
  
• Tilted frame from nuns point of view when she was being murdered.
  
• Manson press conference-observation shots of news media- not part of the journalistic camera crews.
  

Mise-en-scene

• Inspector-cap of officer appeared large with the inspector appearing smaller behind it (low angle shot)
  
• Isolated nun
  
• Man visiting the grave yard
  
• Lighting- on most of the stock footage it was very dark apart from a single orange or blueglow in affect of a street light.
  
• Manson's one to one interviews- low angle (power). Half of his face appeared dark whereasthe other half appeared light from the use of a lamp in the room. This could represent things such as life and death, good or bad and saint or sinner.
  

Sound

Voice over-narrator, male, standard english and delivered speech calmly.

The voice over is the glue that holds the narrative together.

Translating voice over- tended to be the same age, gender as the other person speaking.

Marilyn Manson music

Religious music

Sound effects used

Ending Marilyn manson speech- "I spend a lot more time talking to their kids than they do."

Editing

Cut

Hours of stock footage edited down into a one hour show.

Matching what the boy said in his interview to videos of rome.

Priest - entire interview audio and a video of him driving, he looks tired and the quiet roads ahead add a dramatic sense to the interview

Killing the nun- door, heart beat, speeds up and slows down and then stops when dead. Hitting with rock and stabbing and dog barks, breathing and whispering then the church bells single strike symbolizing death.

Footage of manson fans swearing etc, with choral music.

two oposing things together and create meaning - juxtaposition.

Archive Material

News footage-police investigation, nuns funeral, girls.

American TV-columnby masicar

Manson music video

Girls with Marilyn Manson carved into their chests

Graphics

San serif white font- Name on the first line and underneath is the relevance of the person to the topic - dates and location.

Crucifix instead of letter "t"

White text used to close the narrative of trial

Titling the audio being spoken

Credits being scrolled up the screen at the end of the documentary.

This is footage from a Marilyn Manson concert, its archive footage of a concert but not one that appeared in the documentary.