1. The devil made me do it
Documentary analysis

2. Type of document
• The devil made me do it was a mixed
documentary. It is a mixed documentary as it
contains narration, archive footage and voice
overs

3. Narrative structure
• In the beginning it shows Marylyn Manson and his
followers who are dressed like him, gothic. There is
also a backstory about the peaceful town struck by the
satanic fueled murder of a nun supposedly inspired by
Marylyn Manson song lyrics. In the middle we see how
the murders have effected people, town and also
exploits the girls who committed the murder it also
made out that Marylyn Manson is quite dark and evil
and that he may have had influence in the murder of
the nun throughout there is binary oppositions of good
vs evil. In the end the girls are convicted and one
repents which relates back to religion and Marylyn
Manson is still portrayed in a dark light.

4. Camera Work
• There was lots of establishing shots of
locations so the audience know where it is.
There is shots of the town showing the people
getting on quietly with there lives which
makes the murder seem more dramatic as it is
a small quiet town. There is also shots of
Marylyn mason on stage. It is a low angle shot
and the audience are shot at a low angle so
this shows us the power he has over his fans.

5. Mise En Scene
• The woman in red (the prosecutor) is wearing
a red formal dress to a rock gig, this shows her
authority. When in interviews Marylyn
Manson is shot in a dark slightly gloomy light,
he is dressed in full black. This makes him
seem pretty dark and sinister. In the end of
the documentary there is a montage of youth
doing bad thing, e.g. drinking, smoking,
kissing each other. This paints the youth in a
bad light and makes them seem very anti
social

6. Editing
• There is lots of fast editing, this keeps the
pace of the documentary fast and keeps
viewers on the edge of there seats. There is
shot reverse shot between Marylyn Manson
and his fans. This shows the strong
relationship between MM and his crowd and
how they worship him.

7. Archive Footage
• We see archive footage throughout the
documentary. There is archive footage of the
trial and the reports around it. There is also
archive footage of MM in concert and his
music videos, this gives the audience an
insight into what MM is like and what
influence he has over his fans.

8. Graphics
• There is graphics at the start of criminals this
gives us an idea that this documentary is
about crime. We then see “The devil made me
do it” title appears in a ghostly manner, this
gives off the paranormal aspect of the
documentary.