Sound in film-making: “Sound” refers to everything we hear in the film Types of Sound: -Diegetic sound -Non-diegetic sound -Parallel sound -Contrapuntal sound The important thing to remember is that whilst you as a viewer might not consider some of these sounds to be that important. Non-diegetic sound -Red's narration -The brewing instrumental build -Incidental music Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: -Voices of characters
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Types of Shots
Wideshots establish a location to develop a sense of scale and the relationship of the character to the background. Good for stunts Wide shot is used to see the character from head to toe and communicate a sense of loneliness and isolation. Creates a link between subject and background. Medium shot gives detail to the subject and provides this to the audience with mise-en-scene which we wouldn't get with wide shots. Mid shot shows characters interacting with background and each other. Mise en scene - body language. Close-up so we can see every detail of the subject's face. Highlights particular facial features. Extreme close-up completely fills the frame with the actor's face and usually cuts off at the forehead and has the most emphasis on details. Bird's eye view is an objective for psychological and emotional distance of the scene so we look at something from an outsider and abstract viewpoint. Worm's eye view makes subjects seem more powerful and ...
High-Key Lighting/Low-Key Lighting
In this scene of Harry Potter, high-key lighting is used in the background of King's Cross Station behind the characters Harry and Dumbledore to mimic a heavenly aura; the connotations of the lighting use in this situation is to trick the viewers into thinking that Harry has been killed and has entered the afterlife with his deceased professor. The scene is visually a complete contrast with the rest of the movie which has been completely dark and low-key. In this scene of 500 Days of Summer, high-key lighting is used to accentuate the main characters and signify their emotions in the moment - due to the lighting they are the central focus of the still with the background of buildings distorted and barely visible. This is used to signify the characters feelings to one another and how they're the only thing that matters in each others perspective. Also, the bright background connotes the characters feelings of euphoria and the sense that they are on the top of the world, signif...