Mob Stories: The Big Guy

Camera

•     Montage
•     B-roll footage showing random parts of the mafia’s people
•     Close up on one of the investigators while he is being interviewed
•     Abstract establishing shots represent USA
•     Close up on picture of one of the mobsters
•     Mid shot of one of the book authors being interviewed
•     Close up on picture of another mobster to show the audience how these mobsters look like
•     Mid shot of former mob diver while he was being interviewed
•     Mid shot of another investigator while he was being interviewed
•     Close up on a FBI agent being interviewed
•     Long shot on the pictures of many gang members that have been arrested

Editing

•      Use of cross-cutting between A/B roll where the person who is being interview is talking but they are showing shots of related items that he is talking about, guns and dead bodies and arrested gang members, this has been used to make the audience realise how serious the Mafia is
•      Jump cut has been used to make the documentary more smooth 
•      Freeze frame has been used to make sure that the audience memorises the mobster
•      Fast cutting has been used to attract the audiences tension as the documentary is fast cutting between different shots of mafia related murders
•      Graphic match has been used when the mob driver has been talking about car that has been shot with loads of bullet holes in it and then another pictures comes up with same stuff happened to it but different car model
•      Massive emphasis on cutaways to enhancing shots

Theme

•      Criminal activity
•      Mafia members
•      Mobsters
•      Mafia related crime
•      Murderers
•      Law legislation

Mise en Scene

•     Archive footage of the “hits” that the mobsters ordered
•     Archive pictures of powerful mafia members to show the audience who they are
•     Pictures of dead bodies
•     Pictures of guns and seized guns
•     Pictures of shot up cars
•     Archive footage of  Montreal in 1960’s to show the audience where does the mobster come from
•     Archive footage of the mobsters living in prison

Sound

•     Non-diegetic sound while there are different shots being shown
•     Driven by narrator (Voice of God)
•     Foley effects have been used when there was a picture of dead body and guns
•     Gun shots noises to show the audience that this mobster is seriously dangerous
•     Police sirens which represent criminal activity
•     Asynchronous sound has been used when there is police car
•     Ambient sound is being used where there is a footage of streets being shown