David LaChapelle short documentary analysis

Type of documentary
Mixed

Themes
Art, photography, contreversial art, pop art, film making

Narrative structure
Beginning - At the beginning it gave an introduction to the documentary and who David LaChapelle is.
Middle - In the middle of the documentary it showed us much of his artwork and photography and explained why they were so controversial
End - Towards the end it showed all the celebrities he's done work for and then mentioned a documentary he made about poor people from south Los Angeles dancing.

Camerawork
There are close ups of LaChapelle to show he is the center of attention.
There are a lot of two shots when he is being interviewed which could signify that he doesn't view himself as more important than everyone else.
There is a static camera that catches a room full of people which could signify the mass audience he reaches.

Mise-en-scene
All the mise-en-scene is relevant with interviews being held at his photgraph shoots or at art shows.

Sound
There is a contrast between the classical music which plays right at the beginning when showing all of the classical art work to the more upbeat 'poppy' music that plays when it switches to his which signifies the mass audience of people he aims his work at and backs up his point that his work isn't just for artists but for everyone.

Editing
The editing is very fast paced which could signify his view of the wrld and there are lots of montages showing how much work he has done. The music videos that play have been edited onto a TV screen. There are lots of cutaways mostly of his work.

Archive material
Music videos - Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Steffani and Joss Stone.
There is also footage from his own documentary.

Graphics
The title 'EXPOSED!' is in big white capital letters which make it stand out and it is on a film reel which links to his photography and films. The rest of teh graphics are also white but a lot plainer and smaller and they don't really stand out however they do give the audience vital information e.g. who the interviewee is, who the celebrity is.