Sound Techniques-
Film Analysis
The sequence that we filmed was based on a hacker
uploading/downloading virus onto a computer, but he does not know that he was
apart of an experiment only known to few. This experiment caused him to lose
his memory of the events and black out often. So the sequence practically
begins properly when the Hacker is being interrogated. The Hacker had blacked
out and he does not recall any of the events that took place 13 hours ago.
Agent turner and agent Sullivan are a part of M.I.6. They found the hacker on
the floor in one of the rooms and ask him questions once he came around. Due to
the black out the Hacker couldn’t remember. So Agent Sullivan is the good cop,
who tries to comfort the captive, but Agent Turner has a different approach and
seemed to lose his temper quickly, his approaches were rather aggressive to try
and put fear into the captive.
All of the listed sound techniques were involved in this
sequence.
At the beginning of the sequence there was a parallel
backing track, which allowed the audience to realise that the Hacker (Malcolm
Reid) was doing something not ‘normal’ as the backing track introduced a
certain mysterious vibe to the setting. The second scene carried on the backing
track. This introduced the sound bridge technique; this showed a continuation
of the two scenes. Diegetic sound was used when Agent Turner slammed the desk
as you could see the source of the sound. Non-diegetic sound was used when
there was a man screaming outside of the interrogation room in the corridor. We
chose to use these sounds at these points as the slapping on the desk showed
that the Agent was getting frustrated, also the screaming showed that maybe the
service doesn’t just interrogate people. These sound techniques were also our on
and off screen sounds. Our contrapuntal sound was used at the end of the
sequence with the hacker laughing. This showed that even though the Agents were
taking it serious the hacker wasn’t and it just doesn’t fit in with the scene.
All of these choices and the way they were executed I believe were successful
as the way each other technique was used shows how/ why it is used and they
were used in a effective manner.
Assessing own technical capabilities:
I believe that most of the sound was captured effectively
but during the sequence where Hassan walks into the room he seemed abit quite.
This was because the door was too far away from the camera so the microphone
was not able to reach him.
The sound equipment provided was used effectively when
needed; maybe after a little more experience of using it we may be able to use
the equipment better.
The differentiation between diegetic and non-diegetic sound
was shown clearly in the sequence as there was 2 very distinct was in showing
it as the man screaming down the corridor was non-diegetic as the source of the
sound was not shown, and Agent turner slamming the table with his hand was
diegetic as the source of the sound was shown. Furthermore the difference
between on and off screen sound was clearly as well by these two examples as
the slamming of the table was on screen and the man screaming was off screen.
In addition, the difference between parallel and
contrapuntal sound was shown as the opening track had co-ordinated with the
opening sequence and the laugh at the end did not match the scene that was
being filmed. This showed a real contrast between the two as they are
completely opposite techniques and if used
effectively can great a huge impact
in a film.
The use of the sound bridge could have been a little better,
but I think that they way we used it was good as it showed a continuation
between two scenes and linked them together in some way.
Overall:
In conclusion the positive aspects of our film was the use
of all the sound effects, as they were used effectively, also the dialogue was
good to a certain standard and the story that we was trying to put across was
good for the time that was allotted to us. We all played our part well and all
of the characters different personalities were shown.
If I were to make improvements then I would
ensure that the sound equipment is used effectively throughout the whole film
so that no-one sounds quite. I would also add a few more camera movements like
a long shot to show the environment outside.