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Diegetic and non-diegetic sound

sound within the production is considered just as important as the visual aspect of the film. creating the Atmosphere through the use of non- diegetic sound. which consists of anything from music or dramatic, emotional or intense sounds which add to the effect which best fits the on screen mood.

The way in which sound can change the whole experience of a production is huge. And the ability to choose the best sounds and music which can express the situation, mood or expressions of characters within a film.

Another type of sound design is foley sound. this is done in post production where individuals may look back on the shoot and see what sounds are missing. and gather both everyday and technical objects and equipment and try to best create what these sounds would have sound like. this can be anything from walking around in amor to create the sense of a marching army or a cheese greater swung on some string to create the effect of a dragons tail whipping as done in "The lord of the rings"

This may be needed for specific sounds which cant be created by what we have on set such as stabbing noises. Or if a sound does not sound like what we want or expected.

Car scene; Ideas

For the car scene we were ambitious to try and attempt a shot that was done for the film “children of men” where it shows a full 360 degree view of the entire cast in the car in one shot. Our discussions for ideas to attempt this shot consisted of using the glide cam as a rotation point and spinning the camera round while dialogue is exchanged within the characters. the shot was so effective in the film. showing the intensity of the situation and up close and personal with all that was going on in the hectic scene. 

The complications that may occur when attempting a shot of this complexity is there may not be enough room within the car for it to be possible and how it will be rotated while the cast are acting.

Changes

Changes to our original idea have been rather drastic, the discussion we had with our teacher explained that the idea we initially had was very ambitious and to get the production to a good standard in the time that we have. so we went away and discussed our options. The thought of a modern western came into play and we developed our idea into a basic story. I feel the inspiration for this idea is the love for the song “ecstasy of gold” that featured in “the good, the bad and the ugly”. we pitched the idea to our teacher and we set off and started with our shot list.