Dolby

Some excellent links to representation but check the comments on the ambient sounds of animals as the analysis is a bit tenuous and far-fetched; I think the animals reflect the idea there is open space and not densely populated.

Sound - Darling Buds of May

How is sound used to create regional identity in Darling Buds of May?

Dialogue, throughout the section there are specific words and phrases used which reflect the regional identity. “Perfic” “Ma” “Pa” and “Lovely” which reflects the moods of the characters being relaxed and happy this also supports the stereotype of people who are living in the country being positive people. This compares to the man from London who is very clear with his speech and almost has Received Pronunciation. Secondly the music which is used, firstly for the Londoner on the bus it is very sharp and stubborn sounds used in the music to reflect how he is very up tight and very into his job and is professional. This compares to the music used after the bridge when the family are driving. As the family vehicle is rolling up into the driveway of their house, we hear ambient sounds of cows, goats, chickens, geese and this shows how they are in a rural area and working on a farm, this may actually be trying to link to the family being un intelligent and may refer to them being like animals. The engine on the vehicle is rattling which may also show how they are not rich and can’t afford to get a car which is particularly good quality.       

Dolby

A detailed and considered reflection of the task set; consider what you have learnt about the importance of editing for the audience.

Reflection of Editing Task

Reflection of Editing Task 

During the editing task I learnt lots of new skills surrounding the program Final Cut on the apple mac.
The techniques which I learnt are cutting and adding visual effects which will enhance the action of the short film. To begin, cutting, to assure that I only used the specific pieces of film which we wanted I looked at the run through and cut any unwanted footage such as bloopers, then I began to put the clips together and filtered the best camera angles form the bad camera angles.
When the film was together I smoothed the transitions from shot to shot by cutting any extra footage at the beginning or end of the shot.
Then we decided to slow down the speed of certain clips so that we could emphasise the fight scene at the end of the film. This was so that the punch looked powerful. We also added a flash effect which added to the emphasis of the punch.
Finally we decided that to show the end of a scene we would add a fade to black effect which was put at the end of the film meaning that that was the end of the footage and the end of the story. This was effective as it made sure that the audience knows exactly that the scene has ended.

When we were filming we decided from early on we need a lot of footage and a lot of angles of the same scene so that when we are editing there are no gaps. This meant that for one scene we may have had between 4-7 camera angles so the camera would be at every angle which we wanted so we would only have to shoot once. Though this was a good idea we still didn't have enough footage when it came to editing and it may have been nice to have more footage to work with.