1. Documentary
Analysis
“The Devil Made Me Do It”

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
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