Amy documentary

Question 1

techniques in Amy: into

Answer 1

-Michael Moore is similar to kapadia is achievieing similar thought provoking effects
-2002 bowling for Columbine

Question 2

techniques: archival footage, back to black sequence

Answer 2

-archival footage of Amy- filmed by her friends, colleagues and media- recorded on phones and hand held cams- and from the bbc
-using this footage at the start of doc means that audiences attention is immediately hooked and we are invested in amys story
-back to black sequence and ending of amys death= more thought prevoking
-back to black- focusses on amys vocals- mark monsoon VoiceOver-describing amys song, and writing process
-amys lyrics on screen- handwriting highlights how talented of an artist Amy was- Amy=archtypal hero and dad and Blake=villains

Question 3

techniques: Michael Moore

Answer 3

-Michael Moore- uses secondary footage= thought-provoking
-through cctv footage in Columbine high school shooting- bowling for Columbine
-shows how lives have been lost through gun violence- amplified through the gunshots we hear over the footage
-Moore used primary footage- face to face interviews- gun crazed Nichols

Question 3

techniques: Michael Moore

Answer 3

-Michael Moore- uses secondary footage= thought-provoking
-through cctv footage in Columbine high school shooting- bowling for Columbine
-shows how lives have been lost through gun violence- amplified through the gunshots we hear over the footage
-Moore used primary footage- face to face interviews- gun crazed Nichols

Question 4

Mise-en-scène

Answer 4

• The London setting is established, alongside various homes including Amy’s, which creates an uneasy voyeurism, especially when we see drug paraphernalia.
• Streets are also key locations and inevitably the presence of the paparazzi on them as they hound Amy.
• The iconic look of Amy: the beehive, the tattoos, and the increasing weight loss, examines the thin line between being in and out of control.