In The Magic Mile the sound helps us sympathise with the character, the silence helps us connect with her and the loud screeching noise startles us just as much as it does her. The Non Diagetic music at the beginning helps set the tone, and open the film. Our film focuses on emotions quite a lot and a good opening piece of music will help to set the mood and put the audience in the right frame of mind. The audience need to connect with Sarah as soon as possible so that they see her full journey. Silence is also a good and effective way, as it helps the audience focus on what you want them too. This would be another good technique for us to use.
Playground relies heavily on lighting to set their tone, the sound is kept to a minimal, and the lighting very de-saturated. The lighting plays a key part as it highlights key characters as perhaps a bit strange and menacing. The lack of lighting puts the audience on edge as we cannot see their surroundings. The blue hues suggest danger and mystery, but they also make the clip seem somewhat cold.
As well as the lighting, the use of close ups help progress the narrative. They allow us to see what he is looking at and they focus on specific detail, sometimes emphasising the fact that this man is a killer. (the close up of the bracelets hanging from the mirror- suggest that this girl is not his first) When picturing parts of our film i imagine a different coloured filter of hue placed over the top. I think subtracting the colours will make the film seem more cold and sad, and help set the tone. When it comes to editing i think it will be interesting to play around with the different filters.
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