ASSIGNMENT 9 :SOUND ANALYSIS .

In this Assignment we have to analyse sound in this clip from The Hunger Games:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S2sXXG3tTaI&safe=active

In this scene Katniss is being interviewed on a live show before she goes into the hunger games.

SOUND ANALYSIS.

The pupose of sound is to:

Set the moood / atmosphere in a scene

Emphasize reality.

Sound can either be Diegetic (sounds the character can hear) or non diegetic(sounds the character cannot hear.)

An example of diegetic sound is dialogue, and an example of non diegetic sound is Score(music) .

PURPOSE OF SOUND

Throughout the whole clip the only sound that can be heard is diegetic sound. This is beacuse the sounds in this scene are all sounds which the character (Katniss) can hear.

DIEGETIC SOUND:

For example, in this part of the scene the protagonist can hear the audience clapping which we know is part of the diegesis.

There are no non-diegetic sounds.

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VOLUME CONTROL

At the beginning of the clip the ambient sound (dialogue) is loud.

When Katniss walks on stage the ambient sound of the audience clapping becomes even louder.

When Katniss is greeted by the host of the show the ambient sound of the dialouge from the presenter and the crowd seems to drown out.

This may be to show that Katniss is feeling disoriented

Sound bridging is used in the scene as the shots cut across from…

SOUND BRIDGE

The diegetic sound which continues across these cuts is the ambient (background) sound of the audience clapping.

Synchronous sounds are sounds that are synced with the object giving off the sound.

SYNCHRONOUS SOUND

An example of this in the clip is in the part where Katniss starts spinning and her dress makes a noise as it is rubbing together.

Foleying is using a diff erent object to imitate the sound of other objects. Sound eff ects are sounds added to the visuals in the editing.

FOLEY & SOUND EFFECTS

An example of foleying is also in this clip, In the part where Katniss is spinning around.

The foley is used to imitate the sound of material rubbing together.This scene is an example

of the use of sound effects as it would have been added during the editing process so that the sound is more distinct.

Dialogue is the speech made from characters when talking. Examples of dialogue in the scene are:

DIALOGUE