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Friends and family Donor: Witnesses False Hero: Suspects Dispatcher: Media Subject of the quest: Finding Johnny Initial misfortune or lack: Johnny goes missing Departure: Johnny’s parents search for him Succession of tasks: Interviews, investigations Solution: No conclusion Return: No return of Johnny Pursuit: Ongoing search Rescue: No rescue Unrecognized arrival: No arrival of Johnny Unfounded claims: Suspects claims of innocence Difficult task: Finding Johnny after 30 years Result of difficult task: No result, case unsolved Recognition: No recognition, Johnny

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WHO TOOK JOHNNY DOCUMENTARY ANALYSIS By Lily Corcoran
TYPE OF DOCUMENTARY  ‘Who took Johnny’ is a mixed documentary as it has narration included throughout, but also has people talking to the camera as they are getting interviewed. This documentary follows the life of Johnny Gosche’s parents 30 years later after he went missing. It relays how he disappeared and the suspects to this case, also Johnny’s family and friends get interviewed and talk about the memories they had with Johnny.
THEMES  There are many themes explored throughout this documentary such as, crime and the police as the police didn’t do anything significant to help the case, they didn’t seem to care. Also, the main theme of this is Abduction and Kidnapping. Johnny was 12 when he was delivering papers around his neighbourhood at 6am on a Sunday morning when he was seen speaking to a man in a car and since then, nobody has ever seen him again.
NARRATIVE STRUCTURE ï‚¢ The structure of this documentary is linear medium and is in chronological order as it tells the story over the years. Furthermore, it is an open ended story as the audience never finds out what happened to Johnny even 30 years later, which conveys that there was no closure at all for his family.
CAMERAWORK  There are many cuts used throughout the documentary in between interviews and pictures of Johnny. There are also panning shots included of the houses for example, where Johnny’s family lived and the witnesses houses. There are also panning shots of the ‘crime scene’ – the road where he went missing. Moreover, there are medium close ups of the family and friends being interviewed, there is also a mid shot of Noreen (Johnny’s mother) talking in the car directly to the camera telling the audience what she believed happened to her son. There is also a mid shot of the news reporter speaking. Also, the rule of thirds is being used as another woman is being asked about her missing daughter as she is not looking at the camera, she is looking straight at the interviewer. Panning
MISE-EN-SCENE  The mise-en-scene is significant in any documentary. Throughout this documentary most of the family and friends are dressed quite casually which may suggest that they are tired of talking about this subject and living in the past. Also, the men tend to be wearing a shirt or a suit and look more put together which conveys that they might always want to look nice which is stereotypical of men. Furthermore, the women are wearing nice makeup and jewellery suggesting that they want to look smart for their interview. Also, Johnny’s dad is wearing a suit which makes him look professional and presentable.
SOUND ï‚¢ The sound is beneficial in this documentary especially because it has to do with crime and kidnapping. The non-diegetic music tends to be serious and intense throughout as the situation they are in is intense and scary and no one is helping them. Also, at one point the frame is full of grass and the audience can hear birds chirping which reflects happiness out in nature which contradicts the situation everyone is in.
EDITING ï‚¢ Throughout this documentary there are a lot of editing techniques being used. The main technique was montage editing as there were pictures of Noreen as there is a voiceover of someone saying how awful she must have felt after Johnny went missing. These pictures were also in black and white which could suggest the pain she was in and how empty she was feeling.
ARCHIVE MATERIAL  Throughout this documentary there are still photos of Johnny before he went missing to illustrate his personality. There are also newspapers showing records from when he went missing and the headlines in the papers during this time, there is also school photos of Johnny in his school year books. Also, there is footage from old documentaries and videos of Johnny’s parents talking about his and the kidnapping.
GRAPHICS  Throughout, there are name plates of the people getting interviewed to inform the audience who these people are. Also, there is information coming up on the screen, connoting that the audience needs to know this so they can decide their opinion/views on what they think happened to Johnny. Furthermore, there is a map of where Johnny and the witnesses where the morning he disappeared and the car that ‘supposedly’ took him and also the names of the people on the map move around.
THEORIES  Propp Theory Hero: Johnny’s parents Villain: Police department and Chief Princess:Johnny Gosche

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Who took johnny documentary analysis

  • 1. WHO TOOK JOHNNY DOCUMENTARY ANALYSIS By Lily Corcoran
  • 2. TYPE OF DOCUMENTARY ï‚¢ ‘Who took Johnny’ is a mixed documentary as it has narration included throughout, but also has people talking to the camera as they are getting interviewed. This documentary follows the life of Johnny Gosche’s parents 30 years later after he went missing. It relays how he disappeared and the suspects to this case, also Johnny’s family and friends get interviewed and talk about the memories they had with Johnny.
  • 3. THEMES ï‚¢ There are many themes explored throughout this documentary such as, crime and the police as the police didn’t do anything significant to help the case, they didn’t seem to care. Also, the main theme of this is Abduction and Kidnapping. Johnny was 12 when he was delivering papers around his neighbourhood at 6am on a Sunday morning when he was seen speaking to a man in a car and since then, nobody has ever seen him again.
  • 4. NARRATIVE STRUCTURE ï‚¢ The structure of this documentary is linear medium and is in chronological order as it tells the story over the years. Furthermore, it is an open ended story as the audience never finds out what happened to Johnny even 30 years later, which conveys that there was no closure at all for his family.
  • 5. CAMERAWORK ï‚¢ There are many cuts used throughout the documentary in between interviews and pictures of Johnny. There are also panning shots included of the houses for example, where Johnny’s family lived and the witnesses houses. There are also panning shots of the ‘crime scene’ – the road where he went missing. Moreover, there are medium close ups of the family and friends being interviewed, there is also a mid shot of Noreen (Johnny’s mother) talking in the car directly to the camera telling the audience what she believed happened to her son. There is also a mid shot of the news reporter speaking. Also, the rule of thirds is being used as another woman is being asked about her missing daughter as she is not looking at the camera, she is looking straight at the interviewer. Panning
  • 6. MISE-EN-SCENE ï‚¢ The mise-en-scene is significant in any documentary. Throughout this documentary most of the family and friends are dressed quite casually which may suggest that they are tired of talking about this subject and living in the past. Also, the men tend to be wearing a shirt or a suit and look more put together which conveys that they might always want to look nice which is stereotypical of men. Furthermore, the women are wearing nice makeup and jewellery suggesting that they want to look smart for their interview. Also, Johnny’s dad is wearing a suit which makes him look professional and presentable.
  • 7. SOUND ï‚¢ The sound is beneficial in this documentary especially because it has to do with crime and kidnapping. The non-diegetic music tends to be serious and intense throughout as the situation they are in is intense and scary and no one is helping them. Also, at one point the frame is full of grass and the audience can hear birds chirping which reflects happiness out in nature which contradicts the situation everyone is in.
  • 8. EDITING ï‚¢ Throughout this documentary there are a lot of editing techniques being used. The main technique was montage editing as there were pictures of Noreen as there is a voiceover of someone saying how awful she must have felt after Johnny went missing. These pictures were also in black and white which could suggest the pain she was in and how empty she was feeling.
  • 9. ARCHIVE MATERIAL ï‚¢ Throughout this documentary there are still photos of Johnny before he went missing to illustrate his personality. There are also newspapers showing records from when he went missing and the headlines in the papers during this time, there is also school photos of Johnny in his school year books. Also, there is footage from old documentaries and videos of Johnny’s parents talking about his and the kidnapping.
  • 10. GRAPHICS ï‚¢ Throughout, there are name plates of the people getting interviewed to inform the audience who these people are. Also, there is information coming up on the screen, connoting that the audience needs to know this so they can decide their opinion/views on what they think happened to Johnny. Furthermore, there is a map of where Johnny and the witnesses where the morning he disappeared and the car that ‘supposedly’ took him and also the names of the people on the map move around.
  • 11. THEORIES ï‚¢ Propp Theory Hero: Johnny’s parents Villain: Police department and Chief Princess:Johnny Gosche