Sound

Non-diegetic sound is sound which has been added to support the mood and atmosphere that the filmmaker is trying to convey. 

• Soundtrack
• Voiceover

Diegetic Sound

• Ambient
• Dialogue 
• Sound effect

Pleonastic Sound : Exaggerated sound

Parallel sound: When the sound we hear should usually go in hand with the image on screen. 

Contrapuntal sound: Sounds that don't easily match the image they are accompanying. 

Synchronous - that is, caused by some event on screen, so that sound matches the action. 

Asynchronous - this is separate from the visuals, such as a voiceover or dialogue from another scene. 

 The Shining 

The scene is introduced with a birds eye view shot of a car driving along a road. This journey is very ordinary but the music playing sets the genre of the film into a dark/ mysterious sequence. You are greeted with this very scenic view but the immediate sound of the low bass music makes the tone of the movie immediately dark. 

The movement of the titles adds a sense of pace to the scene as they are at a constant speed. 

The music becomes more and more jarring as the scene goes on. Strange sounds play that are unfamiliar to the viewer which makes the scene even more mysterious. This makes the viewer question what is going to happen and why the car is driving up this mountain.

The genre of the film which is horror and mystery is set up mostly in the music. The music is slow but has a dark tone to it. 

This scene makes me feel curious, because I have no idea where the car is going. Right at the end you are shown that it is heading towards this house/ hotel. This creates the question why is it heading there?

In the opening sequences we are not introduced to any characters. which develops on the idea of mystery. 

Se7en 

The opening sequence is a collection of many videos and images together. The viewer is exposed to a lot of information already in the first two minutes. 

Se7en is screaming at you that it's a mystery, crime film all other the first two minutes. You as the viewer are greeted by a lot of imagery. There is a person writing in their book, the fact that they are writing their words so close to each other tells us that they have a lot to write. 

The opening sequence in a way makes me scared and curious what this is all for. I am presented with lots of new information. There are a few images of people that unsettles me. 

The titles in this film are done very well. The titles themselves constantly move and are only shown on a black screen, which makes the viewer have to read them. This adds a lot to the scene as it follows with the idea of the mysteriousness of the sequence. 

Although you are exposed with so many pieces of information, there our no characters you are introduced to apart for a few pictures of 'patients'. 

The music played in the sequence is a mess of various sounds that are unknown to the viewer. There is a very obvious sound track playing but you can hear on top of this loads of sound effects that make a dark effect on it. The music is very mysterious and gives off a very clear message that this is a very dark and possible scary movie. 

The opening sequence shows a bunch of transitions. 

Who am I?

Hey, my name is Bert. I have chosen Media for A-Levels because I enjoy pretty much everything to do with media. Ive always been passionate about making videos/ films. I enjoy watching literally any type of movie apart from boring ones. I hope one day that I can implement what I have learnt in the 2 years here at Hurtwood to my future job.