A key element that was present was the use of sound. The use of sound and music can help to create atmosphere in a production. The production of Nosferatu used music to help present the story. All music that was used in the production was performed live on the stage. Anna Scott was a cellist that was based on the edge of the stage, all music she played was live as was her singing.
Although the novel emphasizes the natural struggles of your background, much like atonement, the novel also represents the possibility of social mobility. Rebecca began in a lower class yet was still able to charm her way into the upper class due to her beauty and witty personality. Rebecca’s ability to move up the social hierarchy due to her looks also highlights the importance of beauty and looks like the narrator in Atonement was “not beautiful but was certainly very lovely and knew how to dress”. This indicates that her appearance was not enough to gain acceptance from Maxim's social group, and how appearances and dressing well were a crucial part of fitting in. and social class has vital role in someone’s appearance.
When it comes to films, I feel as if the soundtracks make them what they are. A film in which I feel as if the soundtrack shapes the overall effect of the film is "Waiting to Exhale." Waiting to exhale was a movie about four African American women who were all through different things in their lives from men, their jobs and family. There friendship bonded all of the women together and when they got together the could just exhale everything that they have been holding in this whole time and just be themselves without having to worry about anything else. The musical technique in which I feel they used is connecting the soundtrack to real life situations.
Anna describes how “dark and light…only one of two natures; godly and right, or Satanic and evil” which shows the audience that in that society. Along with these Puritan beliefs, female social roles within both texts hold these morals, and women in these Puritan societies have pretty strict and set roles in these communities. For instance in the Crucible, Proctor exclaims to Elizabeth “you will judge me no more” which indicates to Elizabeth that she has no right to stand up for herself, yet still defends him and denies that he committed adultery in court. This demonstrates that women still have to be respectful of their husband are scared to speak badly of them. Similarly in Year Of Wonders, “Men doffed their caps, and women curtsied, just as [they’d] always done simply because that was all they had always done” showing that this was just the norm for the society.
Tim Burton applies sounds like dark music and sound effects to add reality to the film and to create a type of mood. For example in the introduction of the movie Edward Scissorhands the director Tim Burton incorporates suspenseful music to cause interest and suspense to the viewer. The director adds suspenseful music to draw in the viewer and keep them on the edge of their seats. In the scene where the characters are having a welcoming party for Edward you could hear the sizzling of the meat on the grill, the clacking of glass plates and cups, the chatter on the characters talking, and the sounds of Edward's scissor hands giving the characters haircuts. Tim Burton added this to give the viewer more understanding of the environment and to show
Regardless of the truth or legitimacy of the argument, the societal expectations played into Janie’s considerations regarding Tea Cake. Though she wanted to inquire about him, she was concerned her questions may be misinterpreted as interest which, as people later assured her, “he looked too young for her. Must be around twenty-five and here she was around forty” (Hurston 100). This age gap drove much of the gossip and some legitimate fears in the town, as well, that the reputable Mrs. Starks would end up deceived and penniless by a no-good, common man.
To develop the setting of the house, Gilman uses vivid diction to craft an image of the house to show how men a imprisoning the minds of women in Victorian society. Gilman introduces the house as a “colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity” (1066). Although her description uses the words “romantic felicity” which seem to carry a light tone, these words are preceded by the dark statement that the estate is a “haunted house”. By contrasting these two tones, Gilman foreshadows that the house in which the narrator is interned for treatment might seem magnificent and grand, but in reality, the house and the rest cure will turn out to be her doom. The foreshadowing hints that Gilman uses the contrasting description of the house to point out how physicians like John are oppressing women by denying them their right to a postpartum experience with their baby, a thing of “romantic felicity,” and instead, turning it into an ordeal as nightmarish as a “haunted house.”
The non-diegetic sound, sound only the viewer can hear, makes Alice and the sword seem heavenly and important with its loud brass and long notes. Burton’s use of non-diegetic sound also foreshadows that the sword will only be used for good in the events to come. To conclude, Burton’s style is shown through his use of sound to create
Carol and Therese can no longer be together and as result, the melodies fade. Like a candle being burnt out, the smoke of the instruments exiting drone leaves not only the listener, but the viewer of the film, wanting more. Carter Burwell has created an oscar nominated score for a timeless film. I can recall the first time I watched the Carol and how I could still feel the emotion portrayed in the movie as the ending credits lit my dark living room. For two hours I was completely captivated by an orchestra, woodwinds, and a harp.
As she gets to know Rebecca, she realizes that she is very insecure and begins comparing her to the first Mrs. de Winter. The housekeeper begins to dress Rebecca in the first wife’s clothes and starts to make her feel beneath her. It seems that there is a presence of the first wife in the house. The housekeeper uses Rebecca’s insecurities
Rather than to blame a character for their villainy, Pon chooses to view the patriarchal system as the villain. Her perception is that the novel portrays the characters as unable to fulfil the expectation of gender roles from the patriarchal system therefore the characters are then led “towards hypocrisy, hysteria and crime” (71). Overall, Pons analysis is directed towards defending the idea that villainy in Rebecca is not directly related to gender, but instead it is connected with the desire to uphold a high position within terms of
In the light of this statement, commenting on a women’s domestic place within society from a highly regarded public figure, the patronizing diction used normalises the verbal oppression of women, whilst displaying the enormity of the problem. It could be argued that the oppressive dialect used by men of the Victorian era, was encouraged by social attitudes, and domestic ideals such as the angel of the house. In addition, both Mr Huntingdon and Rochester use constant zoomorphism, to personify the female protagonists as fragile winged creatures. For instance, In 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall', Mr Huntingdon’s dialect, creates an illusion of her fragility, regarding his wife as “some frail butterfly, he expressed himself fearful of rubbing the silver off my wings by bringing me into contact with society,". (Bronte, 1848)Perhaps, the choice of diction originates directly from the ideal of the Angel of the house: for instance the visual similarities between an angelic winged women, and fragile, yet mesmerizing winged
“The night still young and not begun”. This symbolizes her life and she wishes she stayed at home and did not go to the theatre. Since the story is mostly written in third person, the reader has limited knowledge about what the characters are
Music as an artistic way to accompany people from their born to grow up, and it influences people to have their own analysis to art performance, no matter its musical or film music. As I start to take this course, I begin to pay more attention to the film music and realize how the importance of music in a film. Through the learning of unit 4, I got some important concepts of dramatic film score. The music change makes the film industry get into a new page, and directors begin to accept the existence of the film score and utilize in their works. The composer, Max Steiner, as the father of film music, gives the film music a new life, and no longer use the normal trend to score.
