a narrator gives the audience background detail and helps guide them through the story.
In Fight Club the narrator isnt always reliable, this makes the audience unsure about the truth and what is actually going on. This is to put the audience in the same position as the main character, and increases on the tension.
A leitmotif recurring musical phrase it invites the audience emotionally for the arrival or actions of a particular character
In True Romance Hans Zimmer repeats a musical phrase called (you’re so cool) for whenever the two main characters are together which prepares the audience for a romantic scene
| film | rating /10 | memorable scene | element focus |
| sound of metal | 7/10 | the end scene where Ruben took out the hearing aids and sat in silence | sound |
The Foley Artist– add in sound effects that may have not been caught on camera. This could include: foot steps, or punches. These sounds might not have been caught but they add them in post production
a needle drop moment is a moment where the film uses a well known song in one of their scenes. This can be used to add more impact to the scene and could change how the scene is viewed.
diegetic sound – this is sound that the audience and the characters can hear in the scene. For example foot steps or cars driving past.
non diegetic sound- this is sound that only the audience can hear and not the characters. For example an underscore for the scene
sound editor-they are responsible for all of a film’s sound elements, including dialogue, sound effects, automated dialogue replacement and more. Working in production as the film is being constructed
sound mixer -The sound mixer must decide what elements to emphasize and which to tone down. Working in post production.
| film | preference /10 | memorable scene | film element focus |
| whiplash | 9/10 | when he was racing to get the drum sticks | editing |
match on action – this refers to when the editor cuts from one shot to another view that matches the first shots action. For example a guy walking up to a door and another shot of the door opening
graphic match- this occurs when the shapes, colours and overall movement of two shots match in composition across a transition between two scenes
eyeline match- shows the audience what a character is seeing through the eyes of the character from the same angle they appear to see it.
