The Music Biz - The Marketing of Meatloaf

Type of documentary:

• Mixed

Themes:

• Power of media to influence audience behaviour


• Creation of image for a band or singer


• Marketing of music
  

Narrative Structure:

• Non - Linear


• Closed


• Single strand

Camerawork:

• Interviews - framed to left or right of screen, medium close - up or close - up and eyeline 1/3 way down screen (conventional).


• Variety of camework.


• Different shot types.


• Camera movement.


• High and Low angle used.


• POV shot of someone walking into a betting office.


• Handheld camera - behind the scenes of music video.


• Two shots of meatloaf and produce.

Mise - en - scene:

• CHROMAKEY (blue of green screen).


• Background of chromakey is archive, actiality footage related to the interview that is happening.
  

Sound:

• Voiceover - Sarcastic, Male, standard english, calm and clear delivery - intertwined with the footage.


• Meatloaf's music.

Editing:

• Intervies dissolve in and out.


• Intercutting / crosscutting between interviews to construct the narrative.


• They freeze the background when the interview fades in so that people are not distracted by the background.


• Crosscut - behind the scenes video and actual video.


• BAD EDITING - Just flipped a guy over makes it look like two interviews even though it is actually just one.

Archive Material:

• Magazine covers.


• CD covers.


• Music videos.


• Clips of him performing.


• TV shows.


• Award shows.


• Mr Blobby music video.


• Village people music video.


• Newspapers


• News reports.


• Chromakey background.
  

Graphics:

• Title of documentary.


• Series logo.


• Name of person on screen.


• Jobs of person on screen.


• What the person is to the documentary topic.


• Simple, white, serif, italic font.