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Read any required and recommended reading materials for this week, especially Chapter 8 from the text.
Select a full-length film from the AFI 10 Top 10 list
Write
Using specific examples from your chosen film, construct a discussion post of at least 200 words in which you
- Describe each of the three basic categories of sound (dialogue, sound effects, and music).
- Explain how the different categories of sound are being used in your chosen film.
- Assess the impact of sound in establishing the theme.
- How does the use of sound inform the mood of the scene, or the film overall?
- Can you identify specific sounds in your film that allow you to infer a particular genre?
- Since each category of sound may produce a range of effects, how might you characterize the effects in your film? For example, realistic and expected sound effects may have a different effect on a viewer than exaggerated or unexpected ones.
- Assess how the scene or sequence would play differently if you changed or removed a key category of sound
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: THE LION KING
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The Lion King
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THE LION KING
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The Lion King
In the films, sound presents in the forms of dialogue, music and sound effects. The
very first films never had sound, but people always enjoyed watching them. Today, however,
the film industry has evolved dramatically and so has the sound in the movies produced.
When you consider the difference between a soundless Charlie Chaplin film and one from
2017, then you can understand that sound is essential in a film. The three main categories of
sound are equally important in any movie.
First of all, dialogue refers to the direct conversations...
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