Sunday, 4 October 2015

Sound- MAMA

 
In this blog post I will be researching Sound in thriller films and talking about its relevance and signification to make a film that genre. Sound causes a lot of effect and difference in a film and I will be showing this in a clip from the film mama (2013).I have chosen this film as it is a popular thriller film which I have seen and noticed the soundtracks relevance previously.  There are four main types of sound that make up the film these are:

  • On screen sound- when you can hear where the sound is coming from 
  • Off screen sound-when you can hear the sound but cannot see the source yet it still makes the film dynamic
  • Diegetic sound- music or sound that belongs within a frame can be considered to be a natural part of the narrative, not always visible on screen 
  • Non diegetic sound-sound or music that is added on after, such as in the editing stage

 
(0:12) The onscreen digetic sound of the door creaking when the woman is looking for the little girl while there is silence builds tension and suspense to the audience as they don't no what to expect is about to happen and what is going to of      happened to the little girl, also makes the audience nervous.




(0:45)The silence and the heavy breathing of the little girl while the lady is holding her as she is staring into a blank space shows the audience she is terrified of whatever is following her and that it is evil, audience sympathises for the girl and this creates a tense atmosphere. makes you want to know what she is looking at and whether its about to strike.



 
(2:03) The non diegetic soundtrack that is parallel is dropped when the girl stops making a fuss and trying to escape the women and it all of a sudden turns the atmosphere calm and creates relief for the audience which makes you start to see a realisation from the girl that she's acting strange and the sound backs this up. The lady starts smiling and the music carries on more jolly and enthusteastic which starts to give the audience a positive look on the situation.

(0:20) The non diegetic sudden high crash parallel sound when the lady is sleeping peacefully in bed would scare the audience and even make them jump. The sound bridge of the image of the bloody hand with the pole symbolises death and that someone wants to hurt them and the music is very deep and this would build a tense atmosphere as the audience see a flash back of the past and get more of a understanding of what the ghost can do and the music exaggerates the terror and its very tense and severe.

conclusion:
from my research I have discovered that that Soundtrack is big importance into thriller films whether its from building suspense and tension to something that's going to happen or changing the atmosphere, thriller films need the music to create more o a impact on the audience and the sound exaggerates the terror which makes it a thriller film.

 

1 comment:

  1. You have provided a basic analysis of the sound techniques used within this sequence, mentioning what sound is used and what it creates for the audience to an extent

    You need to:
    1) Relate all points back to the audience and how they are able to build a relationship with the characters as a result of sound used
    2) Relate all points back to the thriller genre and whether it is conventional
    3) Make sure you cover 4 different sound techniques and make it clear which sound technique you are referring to
    4) Be more specific with your examples e.g. describe how the soundtrack sounds, what type of noise is it
    5) Elaborate on your points by thinking carefully about what each sound technique creates within the scene (how does it add to the scene) and the impact on the audience
    6) No should be spelt KNOW

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