2. This documentary is of mixed typing. It has a variety of
content likeinterviews, observation and narration. It is single
stranded and has anon-linear structure.The Themes explored in this
documentary are: murder, crime, religion,the power of the media and
the influence of Marilyn Manson (throughhis music and actions) and
youth culture.
3. The camera work in this documentary features camera shots
like:The handheld camera following Marilyn Manson makes the
audiencefeel as if they are interviewing him. Establishing shot
this shows thelocation and sets the scene where the crime took
place. There arealso tracking shots used throughout the
documentary.The interviews in the documentary are framed in the
conventionalway, with a medium close up and the interviewee either
placed to theright or left, the only difference is when Manson is
interviewed, it isfilmed from a low angle, this could represent how
people look up tohim.
4. The mise en scene of the documentary is mainly based in
Italy in 2001as this is when the crime took place. The place is
seen in establishingshots or the town/cities.Other mise en scene
is: Bedrooms, workplaces, crime scene, graveyard, diaries, names
scratched into trees, church, court rooms andconcert arenas. There
is also religious paraphernalia such as crosses.There is a frequent
use of Marilyn Manson songs as he is the topic ofthe documentary.
There is also a non-diegetic heartbeat that slowsdown during the
murder scene and concert sounds of Marilyn Mansonlive and the fans
watching.
5. The editing is fast cuts to keep the audience engaged, there
is also amontage of mug shots to open the documentary up. There is
shotreverse shot between Marylyn Manson and his fans. This shows
therelationship between Manson and his crowd and how they
worshiphim like a god, linking back to the themes.There is slow
motion shot during the funeral while the coffin is beingcarried
this emphasises the emotion of the scene and loss the townfelt.
There is also cross cuts between the quiet Italian streets
andMarilyn Mansons concerts this shows the contrast of the two
settingsand could also reinforce the theme of good vs evil. There
is also zoomshots of the devil symbols this links with the
narrative of thedocumentary.
6. The editing is fast cuts to keep the audience engaged, there
is also amontage of mug shots to open the documentary up. There is
shotreverse shot between Marylyn Manson and his fans. This shows
therelationship between Manson and his crowd and how they
worshiphim like a god, linking back to the themes.There is slow
motion shot during the funeral while the coffin is beingcarried
this emphasises the emotion of the scene and loss the townfelt.
There is also cross cuts between the quiet Italian streets
andMarilyn Mansons concerts this shows the contrast of the two
settingsand could also reinforce the theme of good vs evil. There
is also zoomshots of the devil symbols this links with the
narrative of thedocumentary.