Thursday, 29 September 2011

Analysis of how sound helps construct the representation of disability in the clip of "Secret diary of the call girl"

At the beginning of the clip the first piece of sound we hear is the end of a sound bridge and it has continued into the start of this clip. From the start clip there is no non-diegetic sound used the on sound is the dialogue. When  the father is getting the envelope out of the bag the sound has been enhanced to emphasize the fact that this is and exchange of business. They have done this so the audience are more aware of the situation. Also the area where they have enhanced the sound is when the cool girl locks the door, they have done this to emphasize how the boy is feeling and show how vulnerable he feels when she tries locking the door. To show the awkwardness the dialogue is short and the father leaves his sentences unfinished. The dialogue is punctuated by awkward silences as it draws attention to the purpose of him being there and this indirectly infers his disability. Instead of the disability being a negative thing they treat his disability part of the narrative so the audience don't have pity on the boy.

When the father is in the car there is soundtrack used is diegetic and it creates anxiety as the music that was played did not reflect how he was feeling. Also when he was in the car there was sound effects used when the windows were going up and down, when the chair was going backwards and forwards and the horn of the car. All these sound effects shows his nervousness. Towards the end there was a sound bridge of non-diegetic when the scene cross cuts back into the bedroom. The non-diegetic soundtrack is slow and mellow and the instrument uses in this soundtrack is a harmonica and this instrument is used in blues. This soundtrack is showing a reflection of how the boy is feeling and it also helps create the mood of the atmosphere. Towards the end of the sound bridge the volume gradually increases and the sound track is taking over the ambience sound. All the soundtrack, dialogue, sound bridges and sound effect all create a emphases of how the characters are feeling in the situation and the sound helps draw more attention to the disability.

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