Ticking Tension And Silent Screams

Sound is extremely important in films, and the types of sound used differ between genre. Sound is important in all films. Without sound, films do not possess as much power compared to if they did have sound. In ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’, multiple soundtracks are used throughout the film. Two fantastic soundtracks in the film are ‘This is Halloween’ and ‘The Oogie Boogie Song’. Both use orchestral instruments and the lyrics are sung with deep voices. Diegetic sounds used in these soundtracks and throughout the film include bats squeaking, bugs crawling, and pumpkin heads being chopped off using a large metal blade. The effect of sounds, including soundtracks, is to enhance the feeling experienced from the visuals. Deep voices and multiple orchestral instruments create suspense and fear. As the music crescendos, the suspense increases as well. Loud, sudden sounds like a scream or crash create sudden fright. Using different sounds, films are more exciting and can be used to determine a genre.

Cries and Whispers was one of Bergman’s successful films and one of the most unique. Bergman plays with themes of death and religion in this film, and Sven Nykvist’s brilliant cinematography helps exemplify these themes. The sequence following the opening of Cries and Whispers depicts a saturated, red interior and introduces the audience to the four main characters. Bergman’s use of the mis-en-scene, sound and rhythm, and camera proximity in addition to the acting, portrays how this sequence is quintessential of the film as a chamber film. The sequence starts after a red fade out from a longshot of the landscape, which will be more relevant later in the sequence.

As she opens the door into the bedroom, a high pitched screeching sound pierces your ears while bizarre images flash on the screen. The shot then drastically cuts back to the static screen for several seconds. The scene ends. The dramatic screech is effective because it causes a successful jump scare,important to any horror themed film. The scene also demonstrates links to psychological and abnormal sound which is

For sound, he implements music, diegetic sound, and a few voice overs. By putting a piano in the background, Terrence establishes tone and the time period. It also changes slightly when the mother passes away, so the viewer becomes sad. The birds chirping, or diegetic sound, allows the story to become that more realistic and it allows the viewer to actually feel like they're in the scene. The voice over is used to give the viewer a perspective of what just occurred in the story

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,

Look there---. (sound: Auto sharply veering and skidding. Girl screams.) ( Sound: Crash of car going barbed wire fence, frightening low of steer.)” This demonstrates that the stage directions create imagery because without seeing it, when the listener hears the sound effects they can still picture what is happening in the story.

This is achieved through the use of pan shots, combined with non-diegetic sounds. In the scene where Brandy was reading her diary, a pan shot was used to show that she was living in a poor neighbourhood and the negative conditions associated with it. When her dad aggressively pulled her mum through the room and out of the house she described the violence the family experience at the hands of her dad. A mid shot was used to express the anger in the dad's face but also the tears and screaming in her mum’s face. This focuses the audience's attention on the domestic violence that Brandy experiences. The director portrays this through Brandy’s voice over dialogue, “ I watched my mother being half beaten to death…..” This is a powerful use of non diegetic sound combined with a pan shot. This allows the audience to see that the whole family was living in a small house with one bedroom. The reason why the director combines the panning effect with sound is to have a stronger effect and draw stronger emotions from the audience. The use of voiceover and non diegetic sounds create a stronger and more realistic mood for the audience. The use of voiceover during the scene of her mum getting violently pulled and pushed is mixed with panning shots to also show the reaction of the rest of the family as they witnessed the violence. Through the use of these techniques the director encourages audience to think about and emotionally understand what a lot of young people in abusive families go through and the struggles which make them who they are

Sound and editing are both very crucial concepts in film. In Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run (1998), the way the narrative structure is set up can make the differentiation of diegetic and non-diegetic sound difficult for the viewer. The relationship between sound and the narrative structure, however, also makes the viewer more aware of the film's artificiality. In King Hu's Come Drink With Me (1966), we see how the major motifs of editing emphasize the unrealistic and fantasy qualities of the characters.

A loud buildup of sound, usually screaming, often is suddenly silenced to support the main argument. Because the argument changes so often, the screaming was used to demonstrate how overwhelming and horrible the situation was. Screaming is associated with terror, fear, and distress—something that the Bagby family

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

     In the movie Citizen Kane , young Charles Foster Kane is very energetic, optimistic and has a very positive outlook on life. At the same time he hates his old and bitter guardian, Mr. Thatcher, who has secluded himself from the everyday man and the only thing he is after is money and stature. Later on in life Charles Kane turns into an exact carbon copy of Mr. Thatcher, even though that is exactly what he wanted to get away from. In this essay I will prove how the used of sound, in the scenes in Thatcher¡¦s library and Xanadu, as compared to the earlier scenes in young Kane¡¦s newspaper office, help establish this development in Kane¡¦s character.

From this, the director can choose certain sounds to emphasize key emotions and actions from that the character executes within

Let’s consider the notion of suspense. In audio-visual media, the manipulation of sound is a common device used in order to create the feeling of anticipation. In No Country, critics have argued that the distinct lack of score has left the viewer bereft of suspense originally intended by McCarthy. Through close viewing of the film, it is evident that the Coens have not completely discarded the sense of suspense in their adaptation. Contrastingly enough, the suspense is intensified due to the lack of score.

Stanley Kubrick once said: “A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and emotions.” And what could be better than sound to alter people’s emotions and feelings? In “Void”, sound played such a significant role in the storytelling that you could understand the whole movie just by the sound of it. The importance of sound in enhancing our understanding of the story and its emotional impact on the audience is emphasized especially in the fourth chapter, the one about Diamand: a young girl affected by the disappearance of her father during the Lebanese Civil War.

Sound is a very important aspect to a movie. Previously, we were to watch historical films for our film class. These movies were somewhat difficult to watch because they had no sound. In relation, sound is another elemental system that is organized into a series of dialogue, music, ambience, and effects tracks. Various sounds were heard throughout this movie.