Sound Design Film

30sec Film Audio Experiment

Sound Experiment: Horror, Silent film, rock

Rear Window

Sound Effects:

• Alarm clock
• Children screaming, laughing 
• honking
• cars driving 
• Birds

This panning shot shows the life that goes on in the courtyard, and what the movie will include. Also it shows the main character's lifestyle, how he was injured and what he spends his days doing in his little apartment, looking out through the window. It's like were seeing this shot through our own eyes, and what we might hear, as if we're there in the room with him.







I like how this video goes through the deep meaning of how Alfred Hitchcock uses long shots to show the audience what the main character is seeing. This video explains why Alfred used these certain shots. Also what  makes them perfect for this movie.

Analysis: Alfred uses specific signature motifs, such as; character parallels and heavy use of vertical lines, as well as a strong protagonist. In the beginning of the storyline a lot is given away to the viewers, to show the tone of the film. This represents the fact that each of these windows show a sneak preview of what life was like as an American, living in America, each character represents a different background. The camera movements make the film more realistic as if we are there in the film, seeing everything for our selves.

Texting and Driving

1. What is Resolution?
image sharpness achieved by maximizing the ability of the film to record image detail.

2. What  is aspect ratio?
The aspect ratio of an image describes the proportional relationship between its width and its height.

My group worked hard on this film, we all put our heads together and had fun filming it. Although, my favorite part about doing this film is editing. Also doing the bokeh effect was really cool to see that being filmed, The only thing i didn't like, is we were not planned the whole way through, so it took longer than expected. Other than that, it was pretty good.

The Kuleshov Effect

The Kuleshov effect is used to edit a film, the viewers bring their own meaning to the film with the Kuleshov Effect than a film with a single shot.



In the video it shows the kuleshov effect. In the beginning the man has no emotion and is very boring, but when we are shown different images after him, we get the sense of what he might be feeling due to have seen those pictures. There are different emotions that may occur when using the Kuleshov effect.

Metropolis film analysis

 Fritz lang was the filmmaker of Metropolis, I know this because of the credits. He wanted to make the biggest film of that time. He just wanted to make an impression on the American market.  Fritz is very romantic, only because in the the film Metropolis he has the character falling for each other, which is very common in most movies. He's also a very good expressionist 

It was made for audiences of 1927 and on. It was made to entertain the people of that time period. It was the first ever science-fiction film, other films later followed with the same idea. Metropolis elaborated a lot of gothic cathedral and futuristic cityscape. The film used Art Deco architecture and was very influentual.  

Chase Sequence, Camera Angles

Camera movements are used to direct the viewers attention, provide  narrative information and create emphasis. Also may serve as a structural purpose within a film. The effects movements have on the viewer is being able to bring it to life in an unique quality. It helps shape the viewers perspective of the world created by the filmmaker. If i were to complete the project again I would have thought out the whole story a little more, also change some of the camera angles/movements, to insure that my viewers get a better connection between the characters in the film. I do have to say it turned out pretty well, the ending of the camera movements worked really well with the storyline.