Episode 8 Lighting And Sound

Question 1

What is the sound design for episode 8 ?

Answer 1

• lawyers and judges voice on microphone speakers behind audience- increase in volume at moments of tension showing strength and pressure YM feels audience have shared experience
• Lovers testimony is pre recorded with a distorted version of CL at low volume playing
• diegetic sounds of jury gasping and laughing
• reporters play from different speakers around and behind audience- involved in the trial like they are the jury themselves
• motif of non diegetic pre recorded sound of young woman’s breathing with constant buzzing and rapped heart beat- underscoring the scene on a surround sound

Question 2

What is the lighting design for episode 8?

Answer 2

• cool and harsh white wash over the stage- same used in episode 1 cyclical theme of control
• intense profile on the young woman’s and when she lies this flickers
• red profiles light up each character at wonky angles hi lighting the chiaroscuro
• ## ‘devoted wife and mother’ soften the spotlight+ a warmer orange gel, soft edge beam