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YOU ME AT SIX – BITE MY TONGUE
Documentary analysis
ANALYSIS…
The documentary “Bite my Tongue” focuses on the
British rock band ‘You me at Six’ and the recording
of their 3rd album ‘Sinners Never Sleep’ and
documents there struggles as a band up to that
point.
ANALYSIS
The documentary has no narration and the entire thing is documented
via interviews with all the band members and people related to the band.
The documentary starts with all the bands members recalling how they
met each other and what there relationships were like.
It then documents there struggles with getting noticed, touring and
personal issues with each other.
It then ends the documentary with the band excited about what is to
come for them and then a montage of them recording their song ‘Bite my
Tongue’
THEMES
The major themes of the documentary are the
music industry and how it can effect personal lives
within a band and how draining it is. Also
demonstrates the importance of friendship.
CAMERA WORK
The interviews are done in various different techniques, opting
not to stick to one particular frame in order to keep it interesting.
This is well done here in particular as there is no narration and
the interviews themselves tell the story.
The interviews are done mainly in mid shots showing the bands
sat down from the waist up, however, during particuly emotional
times a close up shot is used to show the emotion on the bands
faces and allow the audience to connect with them on a personal
level.
MISE EN SCENE
The band members are interviewed in the setting
of the recording studio, with various instruments and
equipment behind them depending on their role in
the band, for example, the guitarist Chris is
positioned in front of a rack of guitars, this allows
the audience to gain a better understanding of the
person role in the band and maintains the theme of
the music industry.
SOUND
Sound is very important throughout the course of this documentary,
with both diegetic and no diegetic sound being employed,
The diegetic sound is the interviews with the band, which narrate
the story of their journey so far and how they record their new album.
The non diegetic sound used is that of the bands own music, which
is interestingly used. Depending on the context of the interview, the
pace of the music changes, for example in a happy bit, a happy up
beat song will be played to accompany it, but in a more serious part, a
song with a more serious underlying tone will be used.
EDITING
The documentary uses quick cut editing
throughout, with normal cuts being used the most
frequently
One of the most note able techniques used in
editing here is that the entire documentary is
produced in black and white, with no colour at all.
This could be done to anchor meaning to the
struggles they were having as a band and as friends,
or to just keep it visually pleasing.
ARCHIVE MATERIAL
A lot of archive material is used, showcasing the
band in the recording studio, recording their 3rd
album, tis keeps with the theme of the music
industry and music as a whole.
Also footage of the band performing is also used as
evidence to back up what they are saying. This is
presented in small screens in the shot, which is
unusual but effective.