Sound

Objective: to be able to show understanding of how sound is used to create meaning

Outcomes: 

·         All will be able to explain the purpose of one sound technique (E)

·         Most will be able to identify and explain the purpose of 2-4 sound techniques

·         Some  will be able to use media language effectively to explain the  purpose of 5 or more different sound techniques (A)

The Shinning

Below is the trailer for the film The Shinning I have used the trailer in order to analyse sound and show its effectivness within a thriller film

Type of Sound	Description of Sound	Describe The Mood It Creates
Non Diegetic	It is the back ground music which first starts of slow when we hear that he comes from a family and he is a family man	It creates a mellow mood which the audience first start of relaxed and begin to get into the storyline and they get to know what is going on within the narrative
Diegetic	When the characters are talking to different other characters	This does not create a mood as two characters are having a conversation this just helps us to understand what is going on
Voice Over	There is a voice over at the beginning giving the audience an idea of what the storyline is going to be about  and what is happening to the family and what they will be doing when its summer	This does not create a mood however the audience now know the plot of the storyline
Non – Diegetic	When there is a storm we hear the change in music and we begin to realize that this sets the scene	This builds up the tension of the scene and prepares the audience for something exciting
Parallel Sound	The sound and the scene are matching because when the song starts to go up beat so does the editing fitting more exciting clips within the trailer	This creates a suspense for the audience because they will notice that there are plenty suspense, shocking , surprises scenes
Contrapuntal Sound	At the beginning of the sound track it first starts of fasts then dies down. The clips they show are slow but the music for the first 10 seconds is fast	The mood portrayed would be confusion because they are playing an upbeat music to start off with then they slow clips of nothing exciting happening
Silence	The last 10 seconds there is silence then the music builds its self up again right at the end	This creates suspense and tensions because the audience might not know what to expect or what could happen