Thing Blue Line vs. America's Most Wanted

Thin Blue Line by Errol Morris:

• begining of the film
• camera begins on a map, keeps constantly zooming in to final location
  
• music plays a big role in film
• sets a mood and feeling
• parts with more music gives more suspense and excitement
  
• has reinactments of murder with more specific detail
• during film, the murder is played over and over again
  
• photos of officer killed
• drawn picture of where the officer was shot
• includes past newpaper articles and headlines on the story
• give setting and date
• partner of officer killed
  
• focusing on throwing her drink out the window in slow motion after hearing gun shots
• shows the electrocution chair
• includes many interviewers
• film was mostly composed of different people included with the murder
• has much longer time length than "America's Most Wanted"
• gives Morris the ability to give more specifics, details, and better scenes, setup
• more formal
  

America's Most Wanted by

• has a narrarator explaining the story
• main speaker of the film
• has the newscast feel to it
• much shorter time period
• not able to go into too much detail and specifics
• close up on telephone transition
• blurred view to hide the witness' identity
• uses victims little sisters' to speak on camera
• make the situation feel deeper
• more informal
  
• doesnt include reinactments
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