Discussion Questions On The Bridge

Non-diegetic sound is also used fittingly in The Tall Man. In interviews, often there is subtle instrumentals playing. When the film is detailing more of the distressing components of this case, suspenseful and tense music is playing. One key scene where non-diegetic sound is utilised, is when a picture of Doomadgee is focused slowly zoomed to and in the background the song, “(San Francisco) Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair,” is playing. Not only was it one of Doomadgee’s favourite songs but the jovial melody forces viewers associate him with it. Effectively, emphasising that a good man wrongfully died.

The majority of the film’s sound is derived exclusively from diegetic speech and sound effects that bolster its overall realism. However, the first instance of nondiegetic sound occurs in the opening credits when a male narrator provides rudimentary background information on the “Doomsday Device”. This voice-over narration stimulates the suspense of the narrative while providing the spectator with unrestricted information by revealing more insight than the characters know at this point. The ensuing credits sequence incorporates the song “Try a Little Tenderness” which communicates the idea that men should be tender with their women. The romantic song is cunningly integrated with the image of two B-52 bombers connecting, as one refuels the other. The sequence is suggestive of romance and the physical act of love. Following Dr. Strangelove’s infamous speech at the conclusion of the film, a montage of nuclear bombs detonating is shown with Vera Lynn’s

The German Military is also a social category; which is groups of people that have something in common. The German Military all believed in doing their job and what they were told to do. They were trained to follow orders and not ask questions; which is what the father did. When confronted by his wife about the job he was assigned to do, he said, “I was sworn to secrecy and took an oath to work for my country.” The culture of the German Military in this movie was that all the soldiers were clean cut, shaven, always in the Nazi uniform, and always followed the commands given by their superiors.

To start off, Quentin Tarantino gave much attention to detail in his diegetic sounds. By including crickets chirping, floorboards creaking, bullets ricocheting off multiple surfaces, and, of course, blood splatter, Tarantino truly brings his audience into the old American west. Another example of diegetic sounds in the film is when Dr. Schultz is waiting for Mr. Candie to sign the papers

In John Marsden’s book, Tomorrow When the War Began, the characters start their journey as average teenagers from a quiet rural town. As the novel progresses each person change from s being polite and obedient children to acting like the soldiers they would to fight to survive. They all start out stereotypically but gradually adapt to the situation before them. The teens quickly realise that they will no longer be innocent and childish but must grow up and become adult like soldiers who need to fight for their freedom. ‘We believed we were safe. That was the big fantasy. Now we know we’re not, and like you said, we’ll never feel safe again, and so it’s bye-bye innocence. It’s been nice knowing you but you’re gone now.’

1. What are the main themes, politically and socially, that are portrayed in the film?

• Describe the film in general terms. What subjects does it cover? Describe the plot and setting. What issues does it raise? What do you see as the main purpose of the film?

Diegetic sound is sound that occurs within the film’s world and which the characters can hear; whereas, non-diegetic sound occurs outside the film’s world and the characters cannot hear it (Stadler & McWilliam 2009, p. 70). An example of diegetic sound in The Jazz Singer (1927) is the knocking on the table by the audience, after Jakie is shown performing for the first time as an adult. Jackie hears the adulation and reacts to it. An example of non-diegetic sound is the film’s near-constant score; which began the film with an overture and continued to be a central aspect of the film throughout; concluding with exist music for the audience’s benefit. The use of synchronous sound; sound recoded during filming (Stadler & McWilliam 2009, p. 67);

The two brothers want to fight the Nazis like their father is doing in Africa but they’re obviously underage. The two brothers are home alone the majority of the time since their mom works at the munitions factory, this leads them to spend hours exploring the outdoors. Whilst they're playing make-believe war, the young boys step foot on a military base. They are confronted by soldiers who seem very secretive, the Braun siblings think that the military base is actually occupied by Nazis. This piqued their curiosity even more so they try to gain more intel, they start talking to Jack’s boss, the journalist and WWI ex-German soldier. After gaining more information about the Camp they decide to sneak into it. When they are laying on the floor they get caught by a soldier. The brothers are brought in the camp and they have to sign a contract to never disclose any information about Camp X. The boys meet to very important figures in the war, Big Bill and Little

By offering a shot by shot analysis of a scene that uses diegetic sound the audience can understand why the director used these sound aspects to tell his story. This analysis does not just follow one scene but rather a series of scenes in order of what is relevant. First we are witness to the mother in her apartment washing clothes on the washing board and the camera then cuts to the clock, which is striking time and making an animated noise that brings the audience into this important element of the film. The story then cuts to Elsie being honked at on the street with horns that are overly dramatic in sound, yet another way for the director to use the sound technique. Another way the director uses sound in a dramatic way is when he presents Elsie bouncing her ball down the sidewalk and on the

The music interacts with dialogue in the film; the techno beat is, at times, accompanied by vocals, which correspond with not only what is happening in the scene, but also the internal diegetic dialogue—another important motif.

1. What is the true subject or the theme of the film, and What kind of statement, if any, does the film make about the subject? Which elements and which themes contributed most to addressing the theme of the film?

One would have to say that one of the most notable features of the film would have to be its soundtrack, which incorporates no music but only diegetic sound, from the preliminary noise of the river flowing under the bridge through the even louder sounds of the forthcoming American tanks to the quaking clamors of the ending battle scenes. A prodigious example of sound transpires within the middle of the film. It is when the boys are woken from their cots and called into combat; the sequence features electronically distorted sounds that together equally insinuate the boys’ disorientation as well as the disorientation of the viewers.

This film was drawn to show footage shot by the British Army in Nazi concentration camps in 1945. They found unspeakable horrors which are still with people all over the world today. The term concentration camp refers to the camps that people were treated in harsh conditions. They were people imprisoned for being born into a family of Jews. People were forced to work and abused. If the people different work, then they were forced to die. The first concentration camps in Germany were established by Hitler in January 1933. Hitler thought at the beginning the camps were for those who opposed the Nazi policy. These “prisons” were then built in Germany, Poland, and other parts of Europe. By 1941, they began to use the camps to kill those who were not ideal blond hair, blue eyed Christians. He began with the Jew descents. He would target the disabled people, Roma or Gypsies, Catholics, Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, and others were also considered worthless races, although Jews were by far the most targeted. Europe had over 9 million people considered themselves Jews. In the end, less than 3 million survived. Many of those who survived moved to the United States or other

Based on the above information and a close viewing of the movie, what questions would you raise during history taking? What are some possible answers? You might base your questions on the: