Peer assessed starter task!

Student Name: Lauren Baxter       

Assessors Name: Bradley Webster

1). A diegetic sound is natural sound that has been made naturally. An example of this is dialogue when we speak. Correct - The characters and the audience can hear this. Sound effects are also an example of a diegetic sound. The story world is called the Diegesis – Find examples of significant dialogue to analyse for your chosen film. Foley sounds – Post Production.

2). Non-diegetic sound is sound that has been added, an example of this a soundtrack that could have been added onto the film, this comes under post production process in the filming industry. Correct – Only the audience can hear non-diegetic sounds. Incidental music – very good at building tension and atmosphere and influences the emotions of the film. Part of the production stage because the sounds need to be recorded, it’s also a part of pre-production because the sounds need to be planned and the composer needs to be found.

3). Denotation is where you describe something, for example an image. Connotation is what the image suggests or signifies, depending on the context of it.  Correct – Relevant to the theme of the film.

4). Laura talked about “The Male Gaze” which is how women are presented to men. An example I have seen of this is in films where women are dressed sexy to make it appealing to men. Correct – Laura Mulvey (1975) – How women are objectified as sex objects e.g. Megan Fox in Transformers. The male gaze perceives women as being subordinate. Women can use this for their advantage, manipulating men and making the women dominant.  

Life on Mars task

Non Diegetic sounds:
Sound track "Life on Mars"- David Bowie
Sirens
Voice over
Heart rate monitor
crashing sound
These sound effects are reinforcing the enigma