Unit 38 - Soundtrack Production
In this assessment, I will be analysing the uses and effect on audiences of audio used in a moving image building on and extending the knowledge gain in group activities and independent learning. In film and television (nowadays) there is usually a lot of sound used in them are used in high effect (depending on the genre; e.g. in horror when the scene starts to get tense the music would start to get tense and scary which would make the audience start to get scared cause of the intense music in the background). I will be analysing different sounds in different scenes (minimum of three scenes); explaining the elements of sound (spoken work, music and sound effect).
First Scene: Running Scene- Get Out
'Get Out' uses dialogue, music and sound effects in creative and varied ways, playing with different genres and moods for the audience. Sound effects are a key plot point and element in narrative, and the dialogue uses exposition and foreshadowing as revealing character. Sound effects is effective for this scene, when Chris goes outside for a smoke; he saw the grandfather (in the black person's body) was running towards him, through this there was dramatic and intense music in the background. This scene was 0.53 (from a clip on YouTube) this shows the impact that it had had on the film due to it showing us what really happens in the film and the film is about. This done through non-diegetic sound being used because it showed the intense and dramatic music being used when the man was running towards Chris. The reason for this type of music is because 'Get Out' is a horror film; usually in horrors it uses intense music to show when the scene will start to get scary. However at the end of this scene; the man is seen running the other, however, when Chris turns around he then sees the grandmother staring at him; and a creepy sound effect. This is again non-diegetic sound to make it creepy as well. This creates a creepy mood to the film; this is because it lets us know what kind of vibe and effect we would have from the film; we know from this scene that it would have elements of creepiness and jump scares within the movie. However, earlier in the film we had gotten the idea that it would also be funny as well due to the comedic nature from the beginning scenes as well due to Chris' comedic friend (Rod Williams); the meaning of this is that the film shows to a hybrid due to it being a mixture of horror and comedy. Throughout the scene, there were no signs of any dialogue due to Chris standing in silence whilst the man is chasing him; this is effective because it shows that it is an intense scene. There are sound effects used when the grandfather is running (when his foot is hitting the ground); and even after the music we hear the grandfather still running, this is a great example of diegetic sound as it shows it happening within the scene and the main character (Chris) hearing the footsteps as it the grandfather was running. In conclusion, this has an effect on the audience as it gets us to know the genre of the film and how it plays out; it also shows us what we have to expect from the scene. From that scene as well; it helps us know that there was something strange going on with the black people living in the 'Armitage' Household. Throughout the film it uses a lot of diegetic and non-diegetic sound; also through the movie there are a lot of intense music within it, letting us (the audience) know what there is to be expected from the film.
Second Scene: Being Tyler Durden- Fight Club'
'Fight Club' uses audio in more flamboyant and artificial ways than other films we have looked at, with varied uses of voiceover, a combination of diegetic/non-diegetic musical scores and found rock music, and exaggerated hyperreal sound effects all combining and bouncing off each other to form lively and disorienting sound mix. This clearly matches the confused and twisting narrative of the film as well as the mood of the main character. The chosen scene is the 'Being Tyler Durden'; this scene has a large range of sound effects (that are mainly non-diegetic). In this scene the sound is used and then it fades; it does this whenever Tyler and the narrator are talking, it does this when the narrator finds out that he is Tyler; the music plays until the end of the scene where there is more of an eery sound in the background. The scene is 2.37(on YouTube); it had shown the setting of the film and how the narrator was going insane. The music set the mood that it was serious, as we (as the audience) see the main narrator was going insane and realise that the narrator was actually depressed; and tried to tackle his depression by creating 'Tyler Durden'. The dialogue had a huge effect on this scene because it had shown to have dominated the scene; this is because when the narrator and Tyler were talking it had shown an eery sound making it known that they were talking and but when it came to the narrator thinking to himself, the music was used at fast pace (this is probably because it was going in flashes through his brain). Also when the narrator was talking (in his flashes), the sound was echoey; this shows that he was by himself the whole entire time and was not with anyone the entire time he thought that he was with Tyler. In conclusion, this shows how the sound mix in Fight Club is very unique; due to the film having very distinct sounds used in it. It used different varieties of sound effects to foreshadow some of the scenes; with this one it had used an echoey sound effect because it lets us as an audience that the narrator was the only one there in the scenes and he wasn't with 'Tyler Durden'.
Third Scene: Bar Fight 1- Kingsman: Secret Service
'Kingsman: Secret Service' uses more hyperreal sound than the other films that I have chosen; it is usually diegetic though due to the characters being able hear the sound, it had used naturalistic sound effects by exaggerating sounds of everyday things, e.g. a glass breaking. The scene that I would be doing is the Bar Fight (1); the background sound had set the tone of the film because we had realised that it would be comedic but would also have elements of violence within it. There was also elements of location recording within the scene; this is because we heard the sound of the bar and the things within it; the scene is also 2.42(on YouTube). The scene had shown to be a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sound; a good example (non-diegetic) is when the music is playing in the background when the fight had started; another example (diegetic) is when the glass breaks when hitting the ground, and when it hits one of the fighters in the head. In this scene; the sound effects are used to a high extent (hyperrealism); this is done whenever they hit one and other; it is shown that the producers wanted to get the most from that scene, this is by the hyper-real sound effects, e.g. the glass hitting his head would sound that loud in person but it is done to make the audience know the extent of the hit by the sound. The music had set a mood (for us as the audience) that they were in a more comedic but yet still a serious kind of film; this helped us (as the audience) know what to expect from the film and the elements that make specify what the genre is. The dialogue in this scene is shown to use accent and dialect; this is through Galahad, speaking with a 'natural' British accent, and the members of the pub were speaking in a 'natural' British slang/chav accent.
Second Scene: Being Tyler Durden- Fight Club'
'Fight Club' uses audio in more flamboyant and artificial ways than other films we have looked at, with varied uses of voiceover, a combination of diegetic/non-diegetic musical scores and found rock music, and exaggerated hyperreal sound effects all combining and bouncing off each other to form lively and disorienting sound mix. This clearly matches the confused and twisting narrative of the film as well as the mood of the main character. The chosen scene is the 'Being Tyler Durden'; this scene has a large range of sound effects (that are mainly non-diegetic). In this scene the sound is used and then it fades; it does this whenever Tyler and the narrator are talking, it does this when the narrator finds out that he is Tyler; the music plays until the end of the scene where there is more of an eery sound in the background. The scene is 2.37(on YouTube); it had shown the setting of the film and how the narrator was going insane. The music set the mood that it was serious, as we (as the audience) see the main narrator was going insane and realise that the narrator was actually depressed; and tried to tackle his depression by creating 'Tyler Durden'. The dialogue had a huge effect on this scene because it had shown to have dominated the scene; this is because when the narrator and Tyler were talking it had shown an eery sound making it known that they were talking and but when it came to the narrator thinking to himself, the music was used at fast pace (this is probably because it was going in flashes through his brain). Also when the narrator was talking (in his flashes), the sound was echoey; this shows that he was by himself the whole entire time and was not with anyone the entire time he thought that he was with Tyler. In conclusion, this shows how the sound mix in Fight Club is very unique; due to the film having very distinct sounds used in it. It used different varieties of sound effects to foreshadow some of the scenes; with this one it had used an echoey sound effect because it lets us as an audience that the narrator was the only one there in the scenes and he wasn't with 'Tyler Durden'.
Third Scene: Bar Fight 1- Kingsman: Secret Service
'Kingsman: Secret Service' uses more hyperreal sound than the other films that I have chosen; it is usually diegetic though due to the characters being able hear the sound, it had used naturalistic sound effects by exaggerating sounds of everyday things, e.g. a glass breaking. The scene that I would be doing is the Bar Fight (1); the background sound had set the tone of the film because we had realised that it would be comedic but would also have elements of violence within it. There was also elements of location recording within the scene; this is because we heard the sound of the bar and the things within it; the scene is also 2.42(on YouTube). The scene had shown to be a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sound; a good example (non-diegetic) is when the music is playing in the background when the fight had started; another example (diegetic) is when the glass breaks when hitting the ground, and when it hits one of the fighters in the head. In this scene; the sound effects are used to a high extent (hyperrealism); this is done whenever they hit one and other; it is shown that the producers wanted to get the most from that scene, this is by the hyper-real sound effects, e.g. the glass hitting his head would sound that loud in person but it is done to make the audience know the extent of the hit by the sound. The music had set a mood (for us as the audience) that they were in a more comedic but yet still a serious kind of film; this helped us (as the audience) know what to expect from the film and the elements that make specify what the genre is. The dialogue in this scene is shown to use accent and dialect; this is through Galahad, speaking with a 'natural' British accent, and the members of the pub were speaking in a 'natural' British slang/chav accent.
