Time Persists
- Dialogue: There is quiet dialogue at the beginning of the film. After there is a few moments of just pure sounds and music we can hear soft counting. There is also dialogue at the climatic point between the kids and the grown-ups, but it is not full on sentences and when the kids are playing, we hear the dialogue of them interacting with each other. With the first time we hear dialogue in the beginning of the film there is other sounds like the music and the sounds of natural but all the other times we hear dialogue it is on its own. The dialogue occurs regularly but then it changes to occasionally as the film progresses and it is delivered with regular pacing as well. While the dialogue is being exchanged there is a combination of the visual edits that occur between characters exchanging lines and cuts made while a single actor is speaking.
- Effects: At the end of the film when they draw their weapons for battle there is a sound effect of them pulling out their weapons. There is a lot of stress of the natural sounds of the environment throughout the whole video such as the leaves crunching when you are walking or the jump rope hitting the ground. The sound of the xylophone in the background adds to the plot of the story.
- Music: Like I said above, there is the xylophone playing in the background playing Hush Little Baby and there is a drum that sounds leading up to the big even when we first see the adults. The music is the forefront of the sound. The music is used to create a dramatic affect with the picture. It is used to show the childhood that still lives within us.
- Literary and Theatrical Element: The sound is used to create a dramatic affect throughout the film. The sound is used to create a nostalgia emotion within the viewer because they were using all different types of sounds from our childhood. The sound helped emphasis the theme of not wanting to grow up.
Joe
- Dialogue: There isn’t really any dialogue in the film. There are really only two instances of it and both times it is almost inaudible. When it occurs, it is either playing from a tv or in the far distance and there is some other sounds that are happening over it including music.
- Effects: There are no significant sound effects that occur in the sequence. Most of the noise is coming from what is being shown in the picture like steps walking or keys being clicked. These sounds are enhanced heavily. When the man is sitting down, and the sick guy comes over and starts wiping his nose that adds to the annoyance that the main character is feeling. All of the sounds just add and show what the main character is going through in his everyday life.
- Music: There is a harmonic that plays in the background when the main character is alone and doing things himself. It is playing an upbeat kind of song which is ironic because this picture is about someone who can’t leave this place.
- Literary and Theatrical Elements: The sound design adds to how we as the audience can connect to what the main character is going through during the day. It doesn’t create drama, but it just has a bit of intensity. By enhancing the volume of the sounds, it allows us to understand that the sounds are really inside of his head and it makes us uncomfortable at times. When he was cleaning his shoes by enhancing the sounds of that it allowed us to understand how important that process is to him and we were able to connect more.
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