1. Describe each of the three basic categories of sound (dialogue, sound effects, and music).
The opening of the sound “The Circle of Life” was a voice of narration giving the film a non-diegetic sound from the outside of the film. It immediately gave the introduction an extravagant theatrical nature of the Savannah. The lyrics of this song also introduce a central theme of the plot: the circle of life.
The Dialogue was a “Voice Over” as the characters behind the scenes of the animation spoke in narration to help the audience understand. The sound effects “Foley Artists in that scene as Simba was escaping. In the scene where there was a stampede right before Mufasa’s death the organ playing to create fear or when a scary part is going to happen in a horror film, or it can be the natural sounds of the area in which the scene is shot.
2. Explain how the different categories of sound are being used in your chosen film.
a. Assess the impact of sound in establishing the theme.
During the stampede scene there is a simple dialogue with the sounds of rocks clattering.During the scene where Mufasa’s Hyena clan chases Simba away, there is a sound of Sen surrounds pumping base to give off of vibrations to give you the feeling of what the characters were going through.
b. How does the use of sound inform the mood of the scene, or the film overall?
The Music is used to enhance the mood and gives the audience the idea of the feeling the film writer wanted to portray at a certain time. The mood gives you an adrenaline rush, as you are at the edge of your seat in fear that Simba will be next, but at the same time having a sensation of sympathy to Simba because he has just lost his father Mufasa. Music drama, in which seized the moment perfectly as a lot of problems were occurring and things were happening so fast for the young cub.
c. Can you identify specific sounds in your film that allow you to infer a particular genre?
As the stampede accelerates the rumble gets louder making the audience feel as if they were in or near the stampede. The sounds fit the genre perfectly as it gave the film an adventurous outlook as Simba strives to stay alive.
d. Since each category of sound may produce a range of effects, how might you characterize the effects in your film? For example, realistic and expected sound effects may have a different effect on a viewer than exaggerated or unexpected ones.
Having realistic sound effects in an animated movie would give it more of a real feeling so that the readers will look at it as a real life situation and be able to express their emotions.It sent an intensified feeling as Simba was racing away from “Pride Rock” to survive and run away from his troubles. All of a sudden there is loud roaring in the background.
e. Assess how the scene or sequence would play differently if you changed or removed a key category of sound
If the scenes and sequences would have played differently the scenes would have confused the readers if the sound didn’t fit the pictures moment. There would have been such a touching moment if you couldn’t hear the rocks falling or the herd racing to get away from any predators. That moment wouldn’t have been as epic and memorable as it still is 20 odd something years later to become an all-time classic.
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