Post to this Discussion board after reviewing Chapter 9 and viewing the film, 1917.
TEXTBOOK: LOOKING AT MOVIES, SEVENTH EDITION
1917 received an Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing.
To assist in this assignment, I recommend watching this interview videoLinks to an external site. with the sound team from 1917. Don't be intimidated by the industry jargon. As a large-scale historical film, 1917 creates an intense and realistic soundscape of World War I. Dolby talks with the sound team, nominated for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing, about the challenges and fun experiences that arose from this film. In part 1, Dolby talks with ADR and dialogue supervisor Rachael Tate about blending the unique amount of sound coverage into the film, trying to work with minimum ADR, and making sure that even background chatter is historically realistic. In part 2, production sound mixer Stuart Wilson shares challenges with mic placements, the importance of on-set sound for creating realistic tension, and the trust and communication among the production.
Discussion Post
- Select a short clip from one scene in the film 1917 and carefully analyze each sound source.
- Aim for about 10 -30 seconds.
- Create a shot list Chart. Use a chart like this Download a chart like thisto list each sound source. You must create a chart for this assignment.
- Include the exact timecode in which your analysis begins and ends. For example you might start analyzing a scene that begins 01 hr, 5 mins, 32 seconds and ends at 01 hour, 5 mins, 42 seconds.
- Carefully note the specific sources of sound. Remember to use the film vocabulary introduced in this lesson and reading.
- Isolate each sound source. How many tracks of sound can you isolate? Name/identify each track. For example, one track for one character, one track for ambient sound, one track for foley, one track for music, one track for sound effects, etc.
- Is ADR is used for dialogue. How many characters are speaking in this scene? Is the volume for each character the same or different? Why?
- Identify the Ambient sound - the so-called ‘Room-tone.’
- Do you hear any Sound effects?
- Identify the source of Foley sounds.
- Do you hear Music? Style of music/instrumentation? Is the use of music Diegetic or nondiegetic?
- What tracks are quieter, louder?
- How does the form (use of sound) contribute to the content (the story) in your chosen scene?