(5 marks)
- The whirring of heavy machinery in background
- Off screen sound- panicked tone of police officer at the scene of the crime. Contrast to the calm beforehand
- non diegetic sound from the police cars
- diegetic sound of urgency
- realism of on screen dialogue, calm and quiet
- The non diegetic sound of the soundtrack cuts in
The sound at the beginning of the clip is very ordinary and calm, the police officers are having a normal conversation that we, as the audience may have in our day to day lives; also implying relaxation and peace among the officers.However the effect of the abrupt cut of non diegetic sound (the panic of the police officer at the crime scene) creates a chaotic atmosphere that portrays the reality of the work the police officers do. This extreme contrast conveys the idea of intensity and bravery needed to be a policeman. As well as the sound from the police officer there is the non diegetic sound of the smashing of glass;this connotes the idea of violence and danger. As soon as they get in the car the use of the non diegetic siren sound connotes the urgency of the crime to the audience, we feel as if we are in the chase with the officers.
Mark 3 out of 5
ReplyDelete1. If you paragraph your answers, it is easier for the examiner to see that you have offered 'at least two examples'.
2. For 'ordinary and calm, the police officers are having a normal conversation', write instead 'The diegetic sound of the police officers' conversation creates a sense of calm realism.'
3. "non diegetic sound (the panic of the police officer at the crime scene": anything in the world of the film, that is, what the characters themselves could hear, is DIEGETIC, so the smashing of glass is also diegetic, as is the siren.
4. Apart form those two exam technique issues, you show understanding of what different sounds connote.