Archetypal characters - Blake and Mitch = the villain.
Montage + cross cuts.
Music
What is broomfields theory on documentary making?
Documenting the process, being an active character in the film. He uses the participatory mode.
What is Kapadias theory on documentary making?
It could be argued that Kapadia uses a poetic mode: lyrical, rythmical, creating an overall mood and tone.
His personal impact is just as strong as Broomfields but this comes across in the editing and juxtapositions of images throughout amy.
Kapadia places Amy's lyrics and songs at the core of the narrative, before compiling home footage and varius interviews across her life together.
Broomfield said that people reveal a lot more about themselves if you dont say too much when interviewing.
What is true fiction?
The entire narrative is constructed from a variety of archival footage sources and lacks a conventional VOG narration.
He interviewed hundreds of people.
Using captions and her music, alongside a specially developed score works to position the spectator in a particular way.
Kapadia employed a team of researchers to uncover the truth: showing the real Amy through intense searching of archival footage, which he has said was 'like detective work'
Broomfield
The opening to 'Tupac and Biggie' is a key example to his participatory mode: where he shows his process in LS, handheld camera following him
Like Kapadia, the opening uses a montage of archival footage + stills to establish the theme: however he has a intradiegetic voiceover giving extra information
