Sound Analysis Exercise 1

Jaunita 2022-04-24 07:01:07

3:10 Caroline was sitting on the bus, the original soundtrack gradually weakened, and the music in the bar gradually sounded, and then the picture changed to the scene of Caroline and her friends in the bar. The transition of the picture is more smooth and natural.

5:30 Before Caroline was about to drive into the old house, the background music that had a sense of relaxation and freedom stopped. When she passed the sign "Do not break into private residences", the background music played by the plucked strings sounded. It gives people a sense of weirdness, and it seems to indicate that something terrible and weird will happen to this house.

At 11:25, when Caroline entered the gas station cabin and saw the brick powder line in front of the door, the sand hammer sounded, which attracted the attention of the audience, and also indicated that this red line had a special meaning. Add in the sound of flies flying by to make the cabin appear more desolate and create a tense atmosphere.

14:00 There is an old-fashioned vinyl record in the quiet room. The sound sounds unreal. The lightness of the music on the record forms a strong contrast with the quiet environment of the room, creating a suffocating depression. Atmosphere, this music is also the same as the music of the lawyer's family in the second half of the film. It echoes before and after and indicates the special relationship between the lawyer and Mrs. Dave, paving the way for the lawyer to reveal his true face and tie back to Caroline in the next scene.

Vinyl records may be a clue to the film, appearing several times in the film, Caroline first came into contact with and began to believe that Mrs. Dave's witchcraft also began through the vinyl records found in the attic, here may be set the stage for this episode.

24:00 Caroline opened the door of the old man with stroke. The camera swayed close to the empty bed of the old man and then quickly swayed to the left to the empty wheelchair of the old man. With some harsh high-frequency sound effects, Caroline was in a panic and nervous mood. .

56:30 Mrs. Dave was about to open the door, and the orchestral music, which gradually increased in volume, created a tense atmosphere.

71:00 The fast-paced background music expresses Caroline's panic as she searches for evidence in the house.

83:00 The urgency and tension of the situation is shown by the rapid and somewhat chaotic violin soundtrack during the entanglement between Caroline and Mrs. Dave.

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Extended Reading
  • Karina 2022-04-24 07:01:07

    Witchcraft stories are mostly the result of high-IQ movies that can't be edited. The suspenseful way is too American, and the camera feels stiff.

  • Kallie 2022-04-24 07:01:07

    In general, the concept is not very clever, and the process is really boring. It makes up for the whole film entirely by the reversal at the end, a typical "forget it" movie.

The Skeleton Key quotes

  • [minutes following the "Conjure of Sacrifice", as Caroline become Cecile, Luke walks into the attic]

    Luke: [as Papa Justify] Cecile? You all right?

    Caroline Ellis: [as Cecile] I'm fine now, Justify.

    Luke: A fair bit harder than the lawyer, wasn't it?

    Caroline Ellis: It gets harder every time. They just don't believe like they used to. Gotta get 'em all riled up.

  • Caroline Ellis: The thing folks just don't understand about sacrifice... sometimes it's more of a trade.