Documentary : Conrad Murray - The Man Who Killed Michael Jackson

Why i chose this documentary?
I chose this documentary because i found the michael jackson death trial very interesting and i believe this documentary highlight a different side to the story.

Textual Analysis
The establishing shot of this documentary is of Dr.Conrad Murray in the court. The only sound is of the jury talking and a few background sounds. The camera does not move at this stage, it is stable and fixed onto Dr. Conrad Murray. There are no pans to see around the room.

After this shot there is some narration which we have established in a key part of documentaries. There is also archive footage of the day michael jackson was found dead and taken from his home in an ambulance, just to set the scene along with the narration.

In this documentary we have been introduced to the narrator of the story. In the other 2 although there were narrators, we were never aware of who they were. This is how documentaries can differ.

Also during this documentary there is evidence of a two shot. This is when there are 2 people in the frame being filmed.

Doing interviews in a setting like this is also a common element of a documentary. 

Furthermore as the clip goes on there is a shot reverse shot of both the interviewer and Conrad Murray.

Genre

The genre of this doumentary can be many different things depending on how you view the topic. That can be the same for most documentaries. For example this documentary has been placed under the genre's of 'Crime', 'News and Politics' and 'Society'.

Audience

I think this documentary captures the interest of most people. The story was so big around the world and michael jackson was such a big celebrity that it almost affected everyone in some way therefore a documentary like this is for everyone.