THE MAKING OF MEATLOAF – THE MUSIC BIZ

Rachel Louise Jones

The Making Of Meatloaf is a closed, single strand, non linear, mixed documentary, it contains interviews, voiceovers, archive footage and actuality footage.

It focuses mainly on the power of the media and influencing people’s behaviour.

Camerawork:

The Making of Meatloaf contains a lot of shot types and conventional framing of interviews.

Long shots, Extreme Close ups, handheld camera work(at awards ceremonies, press releases), Low angles(of Meat Loaf, make up shot)

Zoom, Pan, Point of View Shot

Mise-en-scene:

Chromakey is used in the programme behind interviewee’s to create an interesting background relating to the topic being discussed at the time.

Some of this background material is archive footage of Meatloaf.

Sound:

There is a female voiceover in standard english throughout the programme. Sarcasm is involved in this.

Meatloaf tracks are played because the whole programme is obviously about Meatloaf so it is completely relevant to the programme.

When Meatloaf were on the slide at the back of the interviewee’s.

Editing:

Convential cut and edit is used. Also the convential cutting out of interview questions is used.

During the use of the Chromakey the person is dissolved into the shot after they have finished there interview.

The chart listings that are shown are put together in a piece of montage editing.

At the end of the opening titles a page turnover effect is used.

Archive Material:

A number of Meatloaf music videos are used along with Cliff Richard Mr Blobby, The Village People and Take That videos.

News programmes on Meatloaf are shown along with footage from the Grammy’s and the Brit Awards.

Newspaper and magazine clippings are also used.

Graphics:

Interviewee name and relevance to topic (used to anchor them to why they are on the programme)

Music Biz Logo – White Font.