Previous work sound analysis

Previous work analysis, Group 17 (2015-16)

In this post I am analyzing sound in a previous students work to gain ideas and an understanding of what sound we would need in our group project. In order to do this I looked at what I thought was good and bad, and what ideas I could take for our project.

<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/153223654" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>

I like the sound effects in this opening because they add to the mysteriousness of the scene. It creates tension by constantly suggesting something is going to happen as the music builds up. It also has dramatic sound effects like thuds and bangs to emphasize something happening in the clip like exchange of objects.

Another thing they have used cleverly with the audio is the audio they have left out. There isn't any dialogue in the clip. This is done on purpose as the characters are supposed to be secretive and mysterious. The fact they don't talk verbally helps create this sense.

One thing I thought they could improve on is The amount of sound effects they have and whats going on around them. At some points I could see tube trains and the actors and actress' were walking, but I couldn't hear any of this even quietly. It felt like I was watching a silent movie with some music over it.

Therefor, in my group project I think it's important that we have good background music to add tension, while still including the audio of what we record, so the visuals and audio don't feel like two different things just put together to create the clip.