Terminology of sound in TV Drama textual analysis includes:
Diegetic Sound - sound from within the TV Drama world. Sound which the characters can hear.
Non-diegetic sound - sound from outside the film world. Can include soundtrack, theme music and voice-over.
Soundtrack - music chosen to go with the moving images. Helps create mood and atmosphere.
Sound effects - usually added in post-production, can include gun shots, explosions and other sounds which might be difficult to achieve by recording on set.
Theme - recurring music which goes with a show or a specific character. EG James Bond or Darth Vader
Ambient sound - the natural sounds of an environment such as birdsong for a country location or traffic noise for a city. This is sometimes recorded as 'wildtrack'... which means recorded separately and added in post-production.
Dialogue - the speech of characters. In analysis feel free to discuss both what characters say and how they say it - their intonation and accent... always use the word 'dialogue' rather than speech or 'talk'.
Sound bridge - when the soundtrack starts in one scene and continues into the next. This helps generate the mood and the atmosphere of a scene.
Monday, 10 October 2011
Sound In Secret Diary Of A Call Girl
Throughout, sound is minimal which thereby creates the key object feeling of awkwardness.
The first dialogue heard are greetings at the door. However it is apparent awkwardness will be built throughout as in the first few sentences there are awkward pauses and unfinished sentences. "Hi, you must be Blake and your.....", There are many 'umms' and 'errs' from all characters this just emphasises the uneasiness between them all.
The next key sound are sound effects, Things such as the woman's heels, this may show that there is a distance between the young man and dad that the young man isn't able to get to. Then the door locking. This outlines once again the young mans vunerabilty.
The next key sound is when the father turns on the radio in his car which ironically has fast paced, upbeat music to which you would connote to leading up to something. You then hear the electric windows as he plays with them in anxed, and lastly the rolling of his chair back and forth to stress his worry and uncomfortableness.
A soundtrack is then introduced when back in the apartment. However although slow and used in a sexual scene the music is not romantic or sexy but somewhat sad. This shows again the vunerabilty of the boy and perhaps the pity the woman has on him and his disabiltiy.
The first dialogue heard are greetings at the door. However it is apparent awkwardness will be built throughout as in the first few sentences there are awkward pauses and unfinished sentences. "Hi, you must be Blake and your.....", There are many 'umms' and 'errs' from all characters this just emphasises the uneasiness between them all.
The next key sound are sound effects, Things such as the woman's heels, this may show that there is a distance between the young man and dad that the young man isn't able to get to. Then the door locking. This outlines once again the young mans vunerabilty.
The next key sound is when the father turns on the radio in his car which ironically has fast paced, upbeat music to which you would connote to leading up to something. You then hear the electric windows as he plays with them in anxed, and lastly the rolling of his chair back and forth to stress his worry and uncomfortableness.
A soundtrack is then introduced when back in the apartment. However although slow and used in a sexual scene the music is not romantic or sexy but somewhat sad. This shows again the vunerabilty of the boy and perhaps the pity the woman has on him and his disabiltiy.
Editing - Secret Diary Of a Call Girl
An eye-line match allows the audience to witness the awkwardness between the three characters. The long take of the father searching around the bag in this scene also emphasises the awkwardness.
Action shot of the father carrying the son to the bed.
There is then a shot reverse shot when she locks the door this is to show the vunerability of the young man. Again awkwardness is created by small talk of how "nice" the dad seems.
The shots become slightly longer after the father leaves this also creates an uneasy, awkward feeling for the audience.
The next scene is outside following the father and his feelings, the scene shows this by having a mid shot of the father looking up at the house in which he has left his son and then showing said house.
Discontinuity is the used when the father is in the car waiting for his son. This creates a feeling of worry and anxiety for the father.
As this show is of adult content, perhaps the targeted audience were parents trying to get them to feel the awkwardness of the situation the father is in.
Action shot of the father carrying the son to the bed.
There is then a shot reverse shot when she locks the door this is to show the vunerability of the young man. Again awkwardness is created by small talk of how "nice" the dad seems.
The shots become slightly longer after the father leaves this also creates an uneasy, awkward feeling for the audience.
The next scene is outside following the father and his feelings, the scene shows this by having a mid shot of the father looking up at the house in which he has left his son and then showing said house.
Discontinuity is the used when the father is in the car waiting for his son. This creates a feeling of worry and anxiety for the father.
As this show is of adult content, perhaps the targeted audience were parents trying to get them to feel the awkwardness of the situation the father is in.
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Camera Analysis
The scene opens so that we can see the middle aged people with their tools.
The second scene then starts introducing the medium shot of the young girl before then changing to an over the shoulder shot. The medium shot's use is to show the casual clothing of the young girl, this connotes her implicated age.
The camera angle then changes to a close up of the young girl in a car. The effect of the close up is to show she is lying as she is confused.
A wide shot is then used to show the car crash, changing swiftly to a medium shot again to introduce the head teacher. This effect is used to show the headteachers clothing and other age features such as white beard and grey hair.
While the young girl is having an argument with her guardian the camera stays at Amys eye level.
Once in the young girls bedroom the camera tilts to show the contents on the bed, thus adding more proof to her age although already given now.
The second scene then starts introducing the medium shot of the young girl before then changing to an over the shoulder shot. The medium shot's use is to show the casual clothing of the young girl, this connotes her implicated age.
The camera angle then changes to a close up of the young girl in a car. The effect of the close up is to show she is lying as she is confused.
A wide shot is then used to show the car crash, changing swiftly to a medium shot again to introduce the head teacher. This effect is used to show the headteachers clothing and other age features such as white beard and grey hair.
While the young girl is having an argument with her guardian the camera stays at Amys eye level.
Once in the young girls bedroom the camera tilts to show the contents on the bed, thus adding more proof to her age although already given now.
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)