Dialogue:
a. Is there any dialogue in the sound of the film?
In the second film we watched there was no dialogue.
b. Is the dialogue heard alone, or are there other sounds present during the delivery of dialogue? If there are a variety of approaches, note them.
The film “Joe” had great audio to tell a story about a very complex man. They forced you to focus on things by having the film be in black and white, that’s one unique approach they use. Another would be using sound to tell a story and with using sound to tell a story you can’t do a lot so they keep it simple having this man be cleaning his shoes and take pride in that.
c. Comment on the prominence and pace of the dialogue. Does the dialogue occur constantly, regularly, or occasionally? Is it delivered at a rapid pace without significant breaks, comfortably exchanged between the characters, or spoken slowly or with regular breaks?
When it comes to the prominence of the film and pace of the dialogue there was no dialogue and the story was told purely told through audio. When it comes to pacing of that it was very often to keep the film interesting itself.
d. Do visual edits typically occur when characters exchange lines, or are cuts made while a single actor is speaking?
Effects:
a. Are sound effects heard in the sequence?
Sound effects are heard frequently through the film to help tell the story and help the story move along graciously a keep the audience intrigued through the whole the whole thing.
- b. Is there significant noise from the setting, objects, and other non-dialogue sounds? Are some effects heard more prominently than others?
When it comes to the keys it’s very loud and happens often just a little constant reminder for the patients and the audience that they can’t leave the facility.
- c. Do any particular effects add to the plot of the story or serve to relay specific information to the viewer?
- When joe gets some sort of liquid spilled on his shoes it’s extra long and the sound is very graphic and it make you feel for joe because the scene before you watch joe clean and shine his shoes and that’s what he cares about most, so watching his shoes get ruined the audiences can really feel the pain joe goes through.
- d. Do effects work in a particular way to give tone to the sequence or contribute to the overall sensual experience of the movie (its general feeling or poetry)?
- Especially for a silent film like this that depends on its audio it works really well the audio tells you things about the film that dialogue could’ve done but it would’ve been too boring.
- Music:
- a. Is there any music in the sequence? If so, is it instrumental or a song? What types of instruments are used? What is the rhythm? What style or genre of music is it?
- For this film they stuck with a classical type genre that fit well for this film and worked for a lot of scenes.
- b. Is the music at the forefront of the sound or is it in the background?
- The music is defiantly in the background of this film because the main focus of this is the audio.
- c. How is the music used in relation to the picture? Is it used to accent or add pace to fast drama or action? Is it used to underscore the emotion of the scene? Is it used in contrast to the scene in any way?
- The music for this film is definitely used to add contrast to the film it doesn’t take over scenes but it’s not completely in the background.
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