Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Ba boom a rang rang rang

I thought the end of the Children of a Lesser God was done well with how the audio synchronized with the different emotional changes between Sarah and James.  Starting with the loud dance music fading away as they get closer to each other about to talk, followed by the crickets fading in to enhance the tension.  Then after they both say they're sorry to each other, the music comes in to add sincereness.  After they apologize and start walking away, noise from a group of boys messing around in the background fades in and the camera shot shows only the guys for a few seconds to break the tension.  It then cuts to Sarah and James walking away while you can still hear the boys from a distance.  I think the overall sequence of sounds fading in and out from each other augments the emotions of the two characters greatly.

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