Sound is a key film element in this documentary that improves Guggenheim’s pathos throughout the film. Guggenheim, uses background music well throughout the movie mostly to emphasize Gore’s stories to improve his pathos. Examples of this includes when Gore is talking about his son’s accident, his sister dying, or after losing the election. When talking about these scenes there is music playing in the background and it sets the mood for each scene. The music in all these scenes is very somber and allows the audience to understand the emotional impact of these scenes which is very effective at reaching the audience. After talking about something of importance Gore uses emphasis by taking a long pause after and having complete silence for his
Along with background music, sound effects play more of a role on the way we feel than many moviegoers think, and "although the function of sound effects is primarily atmospheric, they can also be precise sources of meaning in film" (Giannetti, 225). When the
The music throughout the film plays a big role in the way it is perceived and the overall tone and message. The directors and producers used background noise and music very wisely in order to convey the emotions of a scene. In the movie, it reaches a certain point where it almost looks as though things are looking up for education. It is when the documentary starts describing the “new acting chancellor of the district of columbia schools”, during this scene the makers want you to really pay attention and become almost shocked by this turn of events. However, they do not only grab your attention by the words and clips shown, but also by the loud, upbeat music that is suddenly played while she is being announced. Also, later in the movie they use this same
The two main components that hit home and made me feel a wide range of emotions during the film, “Waiting for Superman” are the different uses of logos and music. Logos is the use of statistics, which often made me either very somber or hopeful. Logos is helpful in the making of a film because it gives proof to the audience; instead of saying “test scores improved,” it would make the filmmaker sound more credible if he said “children’s average test scores in math and reading in Kipp Schools jumped from the forty-sixth percentile to the eighty-fourth percentile.” Music is not just in the form of songs; but everywhere you go. Throughout the documentary, a variety of different music choices were played to express the energy in that certain scene. Music is often thought of as a universal language, a language that can build suspense or create a sense of hopefulness or utter despair. It adds the extra potency necessary for ensuring that the audience is not only fully engaged, but also enthralled throughout the film. Guggenheim utilizes logos and music extremely effectively in his documentary as they impel the audience to experience a variety of emotions.
Sound and editing are quite possible the two stand-out aspects of all Edgar Wright’s films. The two go side-by-side and are an essential aspect of delivering a satisfying experience in modern day cinema. Wright’s films push the boundaries of what someone would consider the standard function of these two elements. Edgar Wright is one of the only people working in the visual comedy genre using a full range of what is possible and because of that, he can find humour in places that other people don’t look. Wright directs his scenes with a method that referred to as entering a scene later and leaving it early. He does this by using his trademark close up montages. These montages take a scene that would normally be up to 30 seconds long and reduces it to 3. It also falls into his style of visual comedy, taking mundane tasks and extenuating them with quick cuts. Another efficient way Wright tells his stories is with the clever use of background action. Instead of blankly exposition, he lets the visuals tell the audience everything they need to know. In Shaun of the Dead, there’s a scene where Shaun is going to the convenience store and is completely oblivious to the zombie apocalypse. He ignores people running for their lives, doesn’t look at red hand prints on the cooler doors and even slips on blood without even noticing. Nobody has to say anything. That’s because Wright trusts that his audience is smart enough to pick up on visual cues. Wright is also big on repeated dialogue
It can really make or break a scene. Sounds and music can add tense, suspense and can set the mood for a scene. The scene where Dave is escaping uses sounds to set the frantic mood. It sounds as if monsters and wolves are chasing him; while it was only men chasing him Dave remembers them as actual monsters. He refers to them as vampires and wolves throughout the movie. At the Christening you hear typical church music in the background, but Jimmy couldn’t help but be worried about his daughter that didn’t return home last night. You’re able to tell something is wrong when you hear the police sirens in the background and he turns around with a stern expression on his face. If it had just been the church music in the background him turning around be as significant to the movie. Suspenseful, tense music plays in the background anytime Dave talks about his past. The music shows how messed up he is in the head and lets on to how he’ll never be able to live a normal
Another aspect of sound in this film was how it affected the story. By using sound dramatically in certain parts and not using it at all in other parts, sound gave this story an entity of its own. For example, during long stretches of film with mostly dialogue, there was no music played in the background, only a phone ringing in the distance, or the men's voices during their deliberation. These long silences also took place during editing shots of the town and images that surrounded this German city. This dramatic difference in sound was a revelation of how mood can be made by images and sound put together to make an incredible component.
Throughout the entire documentary of Baraka, the audience can feel the overwhelming experience as if they are part of the movie. The music used throughout this documentary was very relaxing and well suited for the different locations that were being
In the song Gore uses Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, in order to get her message across, providing an emotional appeal, credibility, and evidence. In order to capture the readers’ attention as the song is being played.
The same applies to a dramatic scene where the music may be deep and frantic to convey to the audience the feeling of anticipation. A scene i would like to focus on is the scene in which Garry and his father have a final ‘showdown’, if you will, at the front of the house. The scene consists of the father imposing himself on Garry and proceeding to continually beat him down time after time only for Garry to rise up and face his father on each occasion. This scene evoked a feeling of pride and admiration from the audience as to Garry’s courage and determination to convey the message to his father that he is ready to stand on his own two feet and defy him. This is a very powerful scene within the movie which initiated powerful emotions within the audience. All of this was accomplished with the notable absence of music of any form. The omission of music in this scene created an atmosphere in which the dramatic affect was amplified due to the silence.
In the movies, there are a number of factors that will impact the quality of the film and the story. This is because producers and directors are using different techniques that will enhance their ability to entertain. The Sound of Music is taking numerous ideas and is integrating them together. To fully understand what is happening, there will be an examination of the film and various concepts. This will be accomplished by focusing on: the storytelling, acting, cinematography, editing, sound, style / directing, impact of the film on society / vice versa, genre, application of at least one approach and overall textual themes. Together, these elements will highlight the effects of the film and how it has influenced others inside the industry.
Even though the film is essentially a visual experience, the use of sound has become extremely important in modern film. The modern viewer hears a complicated soundtrack that is as meaningful as the image on the screen. Three elements comprise the film's soundtrack: the dialogue, the sound effects, and the musical score. The proper balance and mix of these elements produced the essential emphasis required, which created the desired effects. As explained by Joseph Boggs and Dennis Petrie,
While well-crafted sound design and sound effects are so very necessary in the creation of a film, music touches the emotion, the psyche, and the things you cannot see. Sound design and effects don’t do this nearly as efficiently and naturally. Without music it would be much more difficult to follow the emotional ups and downs of a film. (Freer)
I believe the background music is a very important part of the movie. Because generally music is the thing that set the mood, for example for the horror movies, the music plays a very big rule, that’s the same thing with this movie too. The background music in this movie set the mood for the part that something was wrong, or parts that someone was emotionally sad, or mad, or
The music helped in elaborating this great film. As I mentioned in class different instruments helped create different moods for different scenes in the movie. We heard the cello and the violin to create sadness and remorse. The flute created eeriness and the trumpet created awareness. I thought these were instruments and tools that help make this film extraordinary.
Silenced is a true story writing by ………. of sexual abuse in a school for impaired students in Gwangju, South Korea. In the first scene of the film a new teacher drives into the foggy city of Mujin where he’s going to teach art,( us being the viewer thinking that it's an uplifting time) the camera moves toward a young boy hobbling down a dark symbolic tunnel with cuts and bruises on his body .The movie takes place at the school where the abuse is happening. The lighting is very dim and gloomy giving the school a very sketchy theme. The built of the school looks much worn out, showing that the principal does not care about the well-being and production of the children as to him “They are a bunch of idiots anyway.” Throughout the movie the lighting starts get darker and the music gets more eerie. The camera angles become sharper and the visual becomes more gruesome. It starts to show the level of cruelty that this school putting these children through.