SOTD - Sound

Question 1

How is sound utilised?

Answer 1

Used to maximise humourous effect, create mood, emphasise plot points and provide narrative foreshadowing. Non-diegetic electronic sound stings are used to disguise edits and transfer energy to the following scene creating comic juxtapositions

Question 2

How were the sound designers inspired?

Answer 2

Woodhead and Mudford referenced Italian zombie films in their original score and used sound cues from Dawn of the Dead - this pays homage to the zombie genre and acts as a cue to spectator emotion

Question 3

How is diegetic sound using in the Winchester Pub sequence to generate humour?

Answer 3

Everyone attacks the zombies with pool cues and the diegetic music of don’t stop me know plays in time as they attack providing humility, also used in conjunction to create a sense of rhythm.

Question 4

What does David messing with the fuse box create?

Answer 4

Creates a strobe effect and wide angled shots of the zombies with their hands in the air resembles a party creating irony and humour