Analysis 3 – Benjamin Otte
- Dialogue:
- a. Is there any dialogue in the sound of the film?
Yes there is dialogue in the film. - 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 music stops when the adults and kids have a standoff talking, creating a serious atmosphere. - 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?
The dialogue happens sparingly to add the effect of suspense and increases momentum for the battle.
- Effects:
- a. Are sound effects heard in the sequence?
Yes there are many sound effects, such as leaves being crinkled, shoes along the rocky stream path, jump rope on the ground, among many more. Also how when the “kids” take out their “weapons”, the sounds are exaggerated. - b. Is there significant noise from the setting, objects, and other non-dialogue sounds? Are some effects heard more prominently than others?
Yes, as mentioned before, the “weapons” for the final sequence have exaggerated peaks to them and leaves crinkling as people walk to improve the submersion into the forest setting. - c. Do any particular effects add to the plot of the story or serve to relay specific information to the viewer?
No audio effects give specific information to the viewer that the images don’t already accomplish.
- 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?
Music played in this video is played by a kids xylophone and it is playing a classic children’s lullaby song (I forget the exact name of the lullaby.) - b. Is the music at the forefront of the sound or is it in the background?
It is at the forefront in the beginning and then is stopped by the adults in the woods. - 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 children’s lullaby is used for the effect of the peacefulness the kids are having before the adults show up.
- Literary and theatrical elements:
- a. How does the sound design of the film serve the drama of the film?
As the children’s lullaby stopped, the video became more serious. Also as the sound cut (sometimes) during the credits, it added another element of drama as if there was something bad about to happen. - b. How does the sound work with the images of the motion picture to influence our mood or provoke emotional reactions?
The sound works to get emotional reactions by stopping all music so the standoff can be seen as serious and something to pay attention to. - c. Sound helps to set a tone and establish style in a motion picture. In this sequence, how did that reflect any thematic elements in the story
The theme of the video was to hold onto childhood and the sound set the tone for that by the children’s lullaby, sounds of the “kids” playing and bringing out their “weapons”, much how kids will believe they are actually making those sounds when they play.
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