Time Persists

1. Dialogue:
   1. Dialogue is used well and somewhat sparsely. Most notably, dialogue of the main “child” character was used in contrast to the dialogue of the main “adult” character. Moreover, a cut in dialogue was utilized to convey the transition into adulthood for the girl with the yellow shirt.
   2. In the first half of the piece, dialogue is layered with background music and natural forest and playing sounds.
   3. It is irregular until the later half of the piece when the adults are introduced. The is a scene of tense silence between the adults and the children as they were readying themselves for battle.
   4. Visual edits occur between character dialogue for the most part
2. Effects:
   1. Sound effects are utilized. Most notably in the lineup scene of the children preparing for war. Each child had a toy that had a sound effect associated with it.
   2. The forest sounds are prominent in the beginning and give way to the mockingbird and battle music later on.
   3. Leaves crunching are used for the introduction and are layered over with sounds of children playing to set the scene before showing the entire setting.
   4. As the story becomes more suspenseful, the focus shifts from natural sounds to dialogue with spots of silence to create tension.
3. Music:
   1. The theme music of a child singing Mockingbird appears 3 times and is leading towards key parts of the video. Drums are utilized to convey danger and suspenseful situations.
   2. In the introduction, mockingbird playing brings an unmistakable child-like nature to the piece.
   3. The suspenseful drums alongside tribal style battle music was utilized towards the end of the piece. The cut in music leaving a dead spot of silent tension between the adults and children convey the strained nature of the situation.
4. Literary and Theatrical Elements:
   1. The sounds at the outset of the film serve to set the tone for the narrative as a whole. Furthermore,It’s reuse later to manipulate that tone and change it to take on a more sinister meaning also serves to emphasize the narrative tone of the piece
   2. While at first the theme song of Mockingbird seemed to a nostalgic and overall joyous tune, it’s later use turns that sour and it itself becomes sour to the viewer’s ear.
   3. The narrative battle between childhood and adulthood is evident with the use of the main theme song of Mockingbird.

Joe

1. Dialogue:
   1. Dialogue is not present for this video. The only thing that resembles it is the nurse laughing as the main character passes by and the audio on the TV, but that is more an effect than dialogue.
   2. No dialogue so other sounds are present at most times
   3. The lack of dialogue conveys that the main character is dissociated from the rest of the building and all others around him. It also gives them a sense of constrainment due to his position in a mental institution.
   4. Dialogue is not utilized in this piece so it has no relation to the visual edits.
2. Effects:
   1. The most prominent sound effects would be centered around the main character’s shoes. The sounds of him shining his shoes was the initial introduction of the character. The tapping of his shoes on the tile is illustrious of the tone of the piece. The character is so alone that the only comfort he was are his own footsteps and the shoes that create them.
   2. The most prominent sound effects are the shining sounds and the footstep sounds. However, the second character’s milk pouring out was also a noteworthy sound.
   3. The chatter of far away people are what lures the character out into the main area both times. However, it is notable that he never can hear the conversation fully, denoting that he is desensitized and dissociated from his surroundings. The laughing nurse also emphasizes this point as the polar opposite of his character. Moreover, her separation by a barrier is also telling to their mental positions.
   4. The tapping is a recurrent effect, that is

meant to convey the repetitive lifestyle that the patients live through. Furthermore, the somber tone of the piece is conveyed through the use of creaking of the floorboards at the beginning and the unreachable background chatter that beguiles the main character.

1. Music:
   1. Bluegrass music is present in the short film. It has a slower rhythm and is composed primarily of a harmonica and a guitar.
   2. When introduced, the music takes over as a primary part of the scene. It is loud and therefore meant to noticed in order to set the tone of the scene.
   3. A bluegrass tune introduces the narrative and gives the viewer a familiar tone that leads them to align with the protagonist. Furthermore the slow tone of it helps set the pace for the short film.
2. Literary and Theatrical Elements:
   1. The film has a few scenes in which the sounds of the next scene precede it by a few seconds. This leading in with sound is a marvelous tool to create expectation in the viewer and to heighten the eventual effect of the reveal.
   2. By filming in black and white, the sounds of the short film are especially puissant. The clacking of his shoes as he walked around the room and the laughter of the nurse as he passes by her station reflect the monotony of the protagonist’s life, and the tragedy of it.
   3. By highlighting the effects of shining his shoes, and the spilling of the milk, alongside other prime moments, the sounds in Joe direct the viewer to perceive it as a somber narrative. This is furthered by the addition of bluegrass music.

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