Quiz #3 Flashcards
When did synchronized sound become the industry standard?
1927
Which film introduced synchronized sound?
Warner Brother’s release of “The Jazz Singer”
What did audiences experience prior to synchronized sound?
Movies with live musical accompaniments
Three Types of Cinematic Sound
- speech (dialogue)
- music
- sound effects (noise)
Two Kinds of Sound Image Relationship
on-screen sound and off-screen sound
On-screen sound
sound has a visible onscreen source
Off-screen sound
sound does not have a visible onscreen source
Diegetic Sound
Has a clear source within the film’s diegesis (story)
Nondiegetic Sound
Does not have a clear source within the films diegesis (story)
Two Types of Diegetic Sound
internal and external
Internal Diegetic Sound
Originates within a character’s subjectivity, part of the diegesis, but other characters cannot hear it (inside the character’s head)
Voiceover
Characters in diegesis can’t hear it
Film used to exemplify the usage of sound
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Francis Ford Coppola
What kind of narrative does The Conversation have?
Totally restricted to Harry’s subjectivity (audience only knows as much as the character)
What is a key motif in The Conversation and some examples?
Semi-translucence
– windows, screens, raincoat, curtains, scrim
- metaphor for Harry’s understanding of the circumstances
Narrative
a chain of events linked by cause and effect and occurring in time and space
Motif
a significant element that is repeated in a film (similarity and repetition)
What do patterns of motifs create?
Expectations
What can strong similarities and repetition create?
Parallelism
What can changes and variations of elements create?
variety, contrast, and change
Does repetition often occur in exactly the same way in a film?
No, and the differences can be meaningful
Four Types of Character Development
- External Change
- Internal Change
- Progressive Character Development
- Regressive Character Development
External Change
indicates physical changes
ex: graying hair, weight loss
Internal Change
measures character change from within
ex: character becomes bitter
Progressive Character Development
an improvement or advance of some quality in a character
Regressive Character Development
loss of or return to some previous state or a deterioration from the present state
Examples of Difference and Variation in Mulholland Drive
Diner scene
- guy and his dream
- Camilla and Betty
- Diane and the hitman
The Conversation
Francis Ford Coppola (1974)
Who did the sound for The Conversation?
Walter Murch
Music by David Shire
Mulholland Drive
David Lynch (2001)
The Conversation Main Characters
Harry Caul - Gene Hackman
Ann and Mark
Martin Stett
The Director
Amy (gf)
Mulholland Drive Main Characters
Betty/Diane Selwyn - Naomi Watts
Rita/Camilla Rhodes
Adam (the director) - Justin Theroux
Coco
The Cowboy
The Hitman
