Specific Techniques

Question 1

Archival and Found Footage =

Answer 1

• Home videos. concert footage and personal recordings allow the viewers to experience Amy’s life through her own eyes which creates an intimate and authentic connect.
• This helps to humanize and provide depth to Amy
• The rawness allows the audience to feel closer to her
• This highlights the contrasts between the public image and her reality
• Archival footage of Amy with her closest friends allows us to view Amy through the lens of her closest people and have her gaze back with the same level of intimacy

Question 2

Voice-Only Interviews =

Answer 2

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Question 3

Chronological Structure =

Question 4

Editing =

Answer 4

• Frankenbiting is used when scenes are edited into smaller sound-bites to change the meaning of the scene
• Kapadia uses Frankenbiting to create a different response which creates sympathy for Amy
• This is seen in the ‘Blake Interview’

Question 5

Overlay Lyrics =

Answer 5

• The use of titles and written information gives crucial information
• Kapadia uses captions to give information

Question 6

Still Pictures =

Answer 6

• There is still images from personal collections and also from within the media, which provides a more personal interaction as she gazes into the audience

Question 7

Soundtrack =

Answer 7

• The narrative is built around the meaning of the song which allows Amy to narrate her own story

Question 8

Homo-Diegetic Narration =