Diagetic sounds play a big part in horror films and they work together with the instrumental horror themes. The screechs, the beats and the thumps.
Opening title clearly depicts its genre, extreme thumping edgy music in opening title.
There are certain diagetic noises that at times to scare the audience are louder than they naturally should be. For example, certain related things like Cindy pulling out a kitchen knife, the doorbell, the fgas on the cooker. Certain things that will be important.
These are sounds known as "Visceral" - 'sounds that you feel, hits you loud/scary'
In one good scene of filmmaking, to contrast with the situation, the girl Cindy, has left the popcorn on the cooker, its popping up (loud noises) and its about to explode. At the same time she is on the phone to the killer and is breaking down, with the conversation we are waiting for the killer to appear and kill her or for something to happen. It's like the build up of tension and the popcorn bag is blown up and ready to explode. We could guess that when something happens or before something happens the popcorn will explode.
Opening title clearly depicts its genre, extreme thumping edgy music in opening title.
There are certain diagetic noises that at times to scare the audience are louder than they naturally should be. For example, certain related things like Cindy pulling out a kitchen knife, the doorbell, the fgas on the cooker. Certain things that will be important.
These are sounds known as "Visceral" - 'sounds that you feel, hits you loud/scary'
In one good scene of filmmaking, to contrast with the situation, the girl Cindy, has left the popcorn on the cooker, its popping up (loud noises) and its about to explode. At the same time she is on the phone to the killer and is breaking down, with the conversation we are waiting for the killer to appear and kill her or for something to happen. It's like the build up of tension and the popcorn bag is blown up and ready to explode. We could guess that when something happens or before something happens the popcorn will explode.
1 comment:
This is a good analysis of sound. You bring out lots of detail about what Craven is trying to do here.
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