Film- Sound of Metal (2019, Marder)

Rating- 7/10

Memorable Scene- When Rueben loses his hearing at the concert

Film Element Focus- Sound

Film Name-The Sound Of Metal

Preference-5/10

Memorable Scene-The Ending

Film Focus-Sound

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Diegetic: A sound which the characters in the narrative can hear.

• News Broadcast
• Dialogue/monologue between 2 characters in the scene
• Zombies
• Objects being thrown + the impact
• SFX(such as doors being locked, doors being smashed e.t.c)
• Eating sounds

Non-Diegetic: Sounds which only the viewer can hear.

• Underscore
• Door being opened by the initial zombie

The soundtrack for the breakfast club most appeals to me personally due to the change of emotions. For example when the characters have a semimetal moment in the library the background sounds are dimmed and it helps the audience gather a full understanding of what each character is saying. But then also when the characters get along and are enjoying each others company there is a underscore of music which the characters dance along to which brings up the mood. Not only that when there is a tense moment of the students trying to make it back to the library before the head teacher there is another music underscore to emphasise the demand for them to get back and the struggles of running through school when majority of doors are locked.

Leitmotifs are a short, recurring, musical phrase often used to alongside and idea, concept, place or location. Using these alongside each other makes the audience associate the two of them together. By doing this the film can guide the audience to feeling certain emotions when the music is played.

For example if the main villain has a leitmotif, the audience knows they are nearby whenever the music is played, without even needing to show them on screen yet which can be used to create tension for the audience.

An example of this is in Jaws, whenever he is nearby the audience hears his Leitmotif, warning them of his presence before the characters.