The focus on the video this time was the sound. Compared to the original, there is more music and some voice-overs as well. This, overall, adds more substance to the video and develops the intended emotions portrayed as well. Instead of dividing it into each type of sound, I will categorize the video based on the Master Edit. There are far too many uses of sound for me to go through each one, so I will try to stick to the main ones.
Contrast
There are both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds in these scenes. There is the diegetic sound of the dialogue between Scott and Jairo, and there is the non-diegetic sound of Jairo's imagination or thoughts. The thoughts are Post-synchronization dubbing as they are implemented after the recording Scott of course cannot hear Jairo's mind, but it still develops the scene by emphasizing to the audience Jairo's true feelings. It fits in with the other dramatic irony in the scenes, and transitions nicely into the final confrontation.
Parallelism
Compared to the original video, there is only non-diegetic sound now. The spacial sounds create a warping feel which accents the transition from the ID Card to Scott's face. It may also be seen as Scott being a being of the fourth dimension similar to those found in the film Interstellar. Once again, the sound is Post-synchronization dubbing, but this time it is music too.
Simultaneity
The main sounds used in this scene is the scary theme and the jazzy theme. The jazzy theme is carefree, similar to Scott's attitude as he doesn't notice the figure approaching him. The scary theme crates tension and even increases in volume to further this. There is also some contrast here as the themes are starkly different. This is Post-synchronization dubbing, music, and non-diegetic.
Symbolism
This set of scenes has only diegetic sound, simply just dialogue. This could also add to the fear in the settings atmosphere as the only sounds are the dialogue, everything else is absent. As a result, the final attack by Jairo is slowly built up with tension and awkwardness.
Leit Motif
Much different to the previous uses of music, this music is actually diegetic per say and isn't Post-synchronization dubbing. The music is occuring at the same time as the events in the scenes (and is being played right next to the camera so technically the characters can hear it). The music creates the sense of sadness and urgency, but contrasts with the Jairo's collapse. There is also dialogue and off screen sounds. All of which are diegetic sounds.
Bloopers
Just like the Leit Motif, the music is diegetic and being played right next to the camera. The music created humor in the scene and without it, the scene would have been even more awkward.
I really enjoyed this video. While all of the sounds you used were very effective, I particularly enjoyed the music you used for Leit Motif. While a simple thing to do, the music was well-timed and very effective. It really matched the emotions of the scene and helped everything come together. Second, I enjoyed the sounds you used for the simultaneity scene. It was interesting how there was such a difference between perspectives, and the use of both upbeat jazz music and suspenseful music really helped illustrate this difference. While all of the sounds were enjoyable and effective, these two shots really stood out to me. Your effort was clear in this work and I really enjoyed the quality of your video!
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