Taxi Driver Soound analysis

Diegetic sound is there to set an idea of genre, to create an effect on the audience whether it be the idea of tension suspense or humour. In this clip it is mostly there to create tension.  It can also help build a character by their dialog.

The diegetic sound in the clip helps create tension and build suspense.

The ticking of his watch gives the idea of how much time has past. When the robbers haven’t returned yet it makes the audience unsure as to whether they will make it in time, the volume is increased dramatically so it is one of the prominent sounds in the clip to enhance the effect on the audience. The radio and the what the driver listens to shows the personality of the character and his attitude to what he is doing. When the police radio is being played and they are talking about them looking for him he turns the basketball game up. This shows they have avaided the police for the time being.

This shows how relaxed and calm he is even though the police are on to him it gives the idea he is a professional at what he does and also he is planning ahead to what he is doing later. The police radio also seems to change in volume at different points for example when they are hiding behind a lorry.

The beeping of the car door is another example of diegetic sound that creates tension. It is a repetitive sound and sounds a bit like a heart beat or a clock ticking. It makes it feel like a timer and that it isn’t certain whether they will make it in time. The alarm goes off as soon as the robbers break in

At the beginning of the clip it is quieter than the rest. This is because nothing has really happened yet. The radio is the most prominent sound and you cant hear much else apart from the non diagetic music.

The clip is  a getaway driver who is waiting for 2 robbers to break into somewhere commit a burglary. He only gives them 5 minutes to return to the car and get away otherwise he will leave without them.

Misfits Visual Effects list

Visual effects.

The big hail stones at 5:20
make the camera move around and not still when they are running, gives the idea of panic

the falling back scene and th ebackground goes black 06;14
then the lightning effects shortly after
close up of eye (06:03) changes colour and lighting effects inside it
12:33- the size of the sun is inhanced
13:50 lens flare
19:51 simons head
30:34 images in the eye

Framestore

Framestore is a company that creates images for clients. It started as  a 5 man team and has now grown to over 600 people who are artisits, computer scientists, producers, animators and engineers.

They do 'intergrated advertising' which involves visual effects, post production and distributing commercials.
They also has a design sector which includes people working on creating  images for story boards, visual effects and graphics. Framestore do web virals and a lot of things that use the medium of the internet  for clients. This includes games and videos among other things. Digital imagery is somthing else they do for things like trade shows and broshures. These images are are by instruction of the client and tailored to their needs
Film is another big part of what they do, from animation to complex video effects inculding creating photoreal settings. They can also do previsualisation work which means directors can see a film generated in CG so they can make creative decisions

Misfits opening scene dialog analysis

In the opening scene of misfits dialog is mostly used to build characters but also to set the scene, establish genre and entertain.

Nathan-  Has an overall child like image to him. His tone is mocking towards the probation worker. He is mocking the person in authority wich immediatly makes the viewer think of him as one of the main characters and makes them interested in what he says. Nathan has an southern irish accent it makes him sound quite charming and likeable even when he is being confrontational it is hard to see him as a bad person.  Nathan also does not swear wich backs up his image of being friendly 

Kelly- she is seen at the 'chav' of the group because of her dialog. We are encoraged to think about the way she talks because of the response of Nathan making fun of her voice. Her accent sounds lower class. She has a confrontational tone to her voice but this is only when she is trying to defend her self and when she asks 'what makes you think you're better than us' shows that she is proud of who she is and where she has come from

Gary- He has an aggressive tone throughout. H e seems to be from the same class as Kelly but he shows more violence than any other member of the group. His volume raises a lot when he is being held back which suggests he is not actually going to hurt anybody. He could be seen a quite insecure because of the way his voice takes an aggressive tone and his volume raises when he is mocked by Nathan

Curtis- Curtis is one of the quietest in this scene. The first thing he says is clearly thought out and said calmly. He is seen as thoughtful and quite controlled rather than getting angry. This is because of his quite volume and non aggressive relaxed tone of voice. It is hard to tell what class he is from because he doesn't reveal a lot about himself in his dialog

Simon- He doesn't say anything. This by its self helps show what kind of person he is. He is quite and seems quite secretive. His buttons are done up to the top and he is keeping him self to him self. When his name is mentioned he winces and looks embarrassed and shy. Like he is trying to avoid conversation

Aleisha- Aleisha's tone is loud and can be seen as rude and inconsiderate. She is rude to the probation worker by talking on the phone. She also swears although it is not directed at anyone so we dont think of her as necessarily a bad person. She speaks with lower middle class accent. She has a rude tone and seems very laid back and not caring about her situation and she also laughs at one point at the fight and this can make her seem quite childish. 

Point Break Sound Mix Up

We took a chase sequence from the film Point Break. Then removed the audio layer layer.
Now i could start adding in my own sounf effects to match the footage, using websites and pre downloaded sound clips.

The final peice of footage worked well for some points like the explotion and the running through the gardens when the sound effects could be matched more accurately and i think the sound clips were more appropriate than other ones i found. The whole clip has people running in it and it was hard to get the sound of running feet in without it sounding like a repeated 2 second sound clip. Also the screaming of the lady was difficult to find  an appropriate one and trying to match it up with her hitting the man with a broom was difficult to time correctly with good sound effects.

Need to export the clip in youtube settings to be able to post it on youtube. These setting can be changed when the clip is finalised and the option to export is chosen
this is a screenshot of my sequence and the sound effects added to it. the keyframes are used to insert different sound effects at the correct points on the clip. Meaning the continuity of the piece is well done and effective