Kenny Rogers:Cards on The Table BY JACK ETTINGER

The Type of Documentary

The Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is a mixed documentary, as it has elements of a self reflective narrative, interviews, archive material and a fully narrated documentary.

The Themes

The Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table has the themes of family and friendship, Determination to change and be Successful in the music industry.

The Narrative Structure

The Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table narrative structure is circular the story ends in the same place it started. The narrative is open as there is questions left unanswered. The narrative is single strand as there is one narrative thread. The narrative is non-linear as it doesn't go in chronological order.

The Camerawork

The camerawork in Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is mainly in the Interviews. There is use of medium close up and the use of close up.In the interviews there is use of shallow depth of Field and the camera is of centre, following rule of thirds which is were the interviewee's eyes are a third of the way down. There is use of pull focus.

Throughout the documentary there us use of hand held camerawork. As its filming real life and is a actuality footage performance. The camera zooms in and out ,pans and tilts. The camera uses a low angle to make the interviewee look strong and powerful. The use of a big close up to show expression and the archive material for example a record label. There is use of moving camera in a traveling car.

Mise-en-scene

The mise-en-scene in Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table which is mainly in the Interviews. The mise-en-scene suits the genre.as there is pianos, jukebox's and a mixing desk behind the interviewee. It links into the theme of music.

The interviews were mainly set in large quiet rooms. The other scenes are in music studios and in his house when he shows his photographs. The mise-en-scene relates to the narrative.

The Sound

The sound in the Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is of Kenny's music and gospel music. There is use of a female voice over which is standard English and has a clear and calm delivery to the audience. She narrates the documentary. She helps to link different elements of the narrative and themes together and holds the narrative.

The Editing

The main use of editing in the Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is a simple cut, not to distract the audience making them focus on the narrative of the documentary. There is use of red and yellow flashes on some of the still images, to show the frame changing. There is also a dissolve editing when there is archive material. There is of narrative montage of Nashville.

In the interviews there is use of cutaways. As the questions have been cut. The cutaways are used to avoid jump cuts. The interviews are just the interviewee's speaking.

The Archive Material

The archive material in the Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table are Vinyl Record covers, old and recent Performances. Small old images of Kenny, going through his past, The gambler the TV show, ray Charles footage and tom Jones footage.

The Graphics

The graphics in the Kenny Rogers: Cards on the table is the title, which is in capitals in a white , serif front and the in centre of the screen. The sub line, UTLC ,anchors the person in to the topic and shows its relevance. Its simple and easy to read. The same style font appears superimposed over the interviews to reveal the interviewee's name.