Genre analysis 'The music biz - Marketing Meatloaf'

Type of documentary
Expository and it gives the audience an opinion instead of letting them think fo themselves.

Narrative Structure
The documentary starts talking about the music industry and then moves onto introducing Meatloaf. It then goes on to the making of his video, finishing with his success.

Camerawork
Handheld camerawork is used in the documentary, such as on the red carpet in the opening, this makes the audience feel as if they are there. Point of view camerawork is used in the press conference which helps to engage and involve the audience.

Mise-en-scene
Meatloaf and a Meatloaf cd are imposed onto the background, so that the mise en scene relates to the interview. The journalist is interviewed in an office which shows chaos and makes it look hectic.

Sound
A male voice is used for the voiceover as it is more authorative and it also helps the audience to understand what is being shown on the documentary, such as the archive material. The sound helps to keep the audience excited by using clips of the famous song up to the chorus.

Editing
Cross fades are used to change what the audience sees without confusing them, this is also helped by the interviewees swapping sides from one interview to another, so that they understand it's a different person speaking.

Archive Material
A lot of archive material is used throughout the documentary, such as Meatloaf's performances, music videos and still pictures.

Graphics
The opening sequence is like a music magazine introducing the audience to the documentary and what it is about. 'The Music Biz' also comes up next to the interviewees name/identity, and also displays quotes across the screen.