Type of documentary: it is a mixed documentary.
Themes: death, religion, disaffected youth culture/society, power of the media, Good vs Evil and the lack of communication between parents and children.
Narrative Structure: the documentary is an open narrative which allows the audience to make up their own mind at the end, it is non linear and has one single strand.
Camerawork: the interviews in the documentary are shot in either medium close ups or close ups. They are shot in a conventional way with the interviewee on the right looking at the interviewer and not the camera. The interview with Manson is shot in a slight low angle to give him more power, the religious monuments are also shot in a slight low angle making a connection between both Manson and religion giving the theme of Good vs Evil (God vs Manson). One side of Mansons face is light up giving the contrast of light and dark which emphasises the theme of Good vs Evil. Long shot of the location is used to establish the place and time of day. Whip pans are used on the shots of Mansons' gigs.
Mise-en-scene: religious iconography e.g. crosses and statues. Streets to show where it happened. Gothic clothing and make up. A contrast is used between the quiet streets and busy party atmoshphere to emphasise the theme of Good vs Evil.
Sound: Voiceover- a young, well spoken male, standard English. Different voiceovers are used for translations depending on who's speaking. Religious music, church bells. Digetic sound- heartbeat, stabbing sounds, dog barking. Mansons last words "I spent more time speaking to their kids than their parents did".
Editing: Eliptical editing, quick cuts, cross cuts, montage, slow motion.
Archive material: Diary, police reports, pictures, newpapers, Mansons gigs, interviews, Mansons music videos, TV shows, American news reports.
Graphics: Dates, names, places, profession - bottom left, sans serif font type - conventional. Subtitles - sans serif font type. Graphics to close the narrative.
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