sound design analysis Leah Lovan

This is a episode of Doctor Who, my favorite show, called Waters of Mars. There are lots of different sounds. There is almost a continuous non-digetic sound with background music. The music adds creepiness and suspense when the scene calls for it. All of the other sounds are digetic. Lots of running noises as well and the plants rustling when they are run past. Almost when ever someone is infected with the water there is lots of water dripping noises. Then when one of the infected blasts water that is another added sound of water and the banging banging of the door. Later there is also a growl roar added to give the infected an even creeper feeling. Although if you notice when running down the long hallway the infected don't make running step noises but the Doctor and lady do. And of course what is Doctor Who with out the ever recognizable sound of his sonic screwdriver. Being in a high tech space building on mars there is also a lot of random beeping from the electronics. The electric sounds and beeps of the guy that is supposed to drive the robot is another added sound. The robot also has an interesting sound when speeding down the hall. When the contained infected girl, Maggie, is first shown the music has a water dripping sound to it and when she gapes her mouth there is a violin that suddenly plays and this just adds to the creepiness. Doctor Who is always has interesting sound since it is a science fiction show. Every sound is well placed and adds to the show and in this case to help the eeriness and suspense.

Leah Lovan Edit Scene Analysis- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

This one of my favorite scenes from the Pirates of the Caribbean series of movies. It show how crazy yet cunning Captain jack sparrow is. The first half of the scene is shot with a continuity technique; although, it has to work with three speaking characters instead of two. When Hector Barbarossa is speaking with Jack Sparrow, Barbarossa stays on the left side and Jack on the right. However, when the King and Barbarossa are talking Barbarossa stays on the right but the King takes Jack's spot on the right.The shots are mostly close ups of the characters, with some reaction shots, except when presenting Barbarossa, when he puts his peg leg on the table and when someone is moving. The second half of the scene is shot with a complexity technique. There are a lot of quick shots, fast edited shots and moving around the without staying to the 180 line. It helps show the craziness of this part of the scene and everyone panicking.There are also a lot of insert shots showing important details that Jack Sparrow is keeping track off to be able to escape, like the quick shot of the pastry on the chandelier that he later grabs.

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