Final Edit

As previously mentioned, we had finished our fine cut on Friday but elected to leave the sound piece and come back to listen to it with fresh ears before burning it.
We came back to do so today and decided that we liked what we heard and that any more tinkering would mess with what we had. I had also tested the finished and exported sound piece on a regular PC to make sure what we were hearing sounded the same on a PC compared to the Mac we were used to hearing it on. Burning the final edit on to a disk we intended to use iTunes but for some reason it wouldn't open the file. We therefore had to use Toast to burn the track. This was a quick process and we were done in no time at all.
I was glad that we weren't editing last minute as having already had a 5 day gap of not listening to the piece I knew that I wouldn't be fretting about having forgotten anything before the presentation.

Overall I have enjoyed working on this Sense Of Space project with Rhys and fell very proud with the end result.

Post Production Screen Grabs

Along the way we took a few screen grabs of the editing process so that it was easier for you to get a picture of what we went through. 

The first screen grab below shows how we manipulated the pan on different sounds. The pan tells you which ear you're hearing the sound from, this is generally in the middle but we took certain sectioned and turned it all the way up to left or down to right and layered them on top of each other. This can be predominantly heard in the whispers section of the sound piece, I feel that it works quite effectively in giving you a creepy voices inside your head type feel. We also used this in the car section where it seems as though the car is coming on your left and zooms past you to the right. It puts you right in the action. 

This next screen grab shows how we manipulated effects such as the scream and the footsteps to give the effects that we were in an echoed room (Reverb). We could change the "Size" of the room as well as how much effect was but on to the actual clip. This was fun to play around with because you know that no matter how many times you choose to use this effect that you can make it sound a different so that you don't even realise that you're using the same sound effect. We didn't use it in a lot of places mainly the beginning where we wanted to make out that the female was in an echoed hypnosis room and the odd time during the whole piece when we wanted to portray themes of loneliness.

This last screen grab just looks at the equaliser tablet and how we used to to make the sounds we recorded sound more alien than when we recorded it. A good example of this would be the transitions into and out of the sequence as well as it's usage to take off the frequency from certain sound files such as the scream. I think this is one of the most useful and diverse effect manipulator, there's just so much you can play around with within it to create a range of sounds or remove any unwanted sounded from a pre recorded sound clip.

There were a range of other effects that were useful in creating this sound piece but i think the three mentioned above were the most beneficial in creating our sense of space sound piece.

Post Production Feedback

I played the piece to a few of my friends to get an audience response. The feedback was mainly positive circulating around a good understanding and a good use of panning to get the sense of the head space we were transported in to.

Post Production

Monday
Today me and Rhys met up and just sorted through the clips we had, naming them all and deleting the ones that we didn't need in preparation for us meeting up the following day to start putting together a rough edit for the tutorial on Thursday.
Tuesday
We started putting the clips together in sequence and decided to focus on a section then add effects and make sure it was perfect before moving on to the next section. Because of this editing style each of us would take it in terns doing a section as we found, editing sound isn't something that you could both do at the same time. When we had finished our section we would get the other to listen to it and make adjustments based on comments before swapping over and repeating the process.
Wednesday
We came in to edit, we so far had been lucky enough to have the mac we were using be free so therefore overlooked having to book it out. The people on it today had booked it for the entire day so there was nothing we could do but go away and book it for the next available slot during the week and use what we had for the Tutorial tomorrow
Thursday
Today we had our tutorial and in this session Esther picked upon a few key points we had to consider for the final presentation. Points included shorting the piece as we were 40 seconds over the allocated. Sorting out a few clips where the sound peaked and making sure there were no click and bumps in the track. We took all of this to mind as we came in to finish editing on Friday
Friday
Today we went in with the hopes of finishing the sound editing, we looked over all the points that had been mentioned in the tutorial the previous day. Initially we were taking turns doing the editing but as it went on Rhys did the majority with me listening to any problems or sounds that he didn't think sounded right. I think that this was a natural occurrence because after a while you have a back and forth about how you think it should sound so it was better to have it tuned into one persons perspective. I still had an important job being the one with fresh ears so I could critically analyse sections and be brutal when it came to cutting down unnecessary parts. We managed to make the final edit today but decided not to burn it yet. Instead we would come back after the weekend and take another listen to spot any other loose sounds before the assessment deadline.

Production: Friday

We ended up deciding to leave what we were meant to do today until Sunday when Rhys would also film the beach sounds. To see how he got on Click here [ http://rhysfilmandmedia.blogspot.com/2011/12/sense-of-space-second-day-of-recording.html ] Other than that we managed to finish of the sounds from Tuesday and were fortunate enough to get the same location. The echoy room made a great sound space for the screams we had to record as well as some creepy atmospheric sounds.

For Sunday the tasks at hand to complete were the following...

We are having difficulty so far with finding a church bell in operation in the area and finding a cheery crowd as initially we were planning to use the graduation crowds, we didn't take into account the finishing date.

Self Generated

As part of the Self Generated Research as aforementioned we looked at the 3D Barbershop where we got a lot of the sound panning ideas from, as well as this the movie Inception was a big help, though the link was made once the ideas had been solidified we realised some similarities. The main point would be the opening sequence where Leonardo DiCaprio (Dom Cobb) wakes up on a beach in a groggy/sleepy state, the sounds were something we thought we could try to replicate in Post Production when we did our section involving a Beach.

As well as this I looked for any eerie sounds I could find in preparation for the "Nightmare" sequence we intended to have near the end of the sequence. Here are a few that I found.

With this piece its' namely the creaking sound that you can hear constantly in the background that was a main inspiration to the work.

I also found this

Though the voice isn't as smooth at a point it does put you into a point of relaxation with the monotonous drone in the background and this is the kind of experience I want to give the listeners of the piece.

Production: Tuesday

If you remember our production schedule for Tuesday we had the following things to record. We initially had a little problem with setting up the sound recorder correctly. Once that issue was sorted we had a location issue, Hallam Hall was under some kind of refurbishment. Our back up location also fell through because there was building work going on in one of the more deserted stairwells. Not giving up we managed to find an abandoned class room in the basement of Harmer (Level 0) which we were able to use undisturbed for around and hour before a class was one. We managed to find another one with the same acoustics and used that to complete the rest of our shooting schedule. Unfortunately, the adjoining room of our last location was occupied so we couldn't record a few things such as the scream, also the rain made it impossible to get a few crunching leaves effects.

Pre Poduction

Coming together again before we were due to start filming recording our sound clips me and Rhys finally decided on what base storyline we were going to use, we did this by coming up with a few possible script ideas for the three secenarios and decided which one worked best and was most effective. As well as this we also came up with a shooting schedule and a real script for the actual recording.

Pre Production 2

As well as the supporting documents below we also did an Equipment List and Sound Log before we started production.

Tutorial Feedback

During the tutorial, we went into detail discussing our ideas with Esther, how we intended to approach different aspects of the Dream Sequence.

We went through our step by step plan and he came up with a few questions such as

How we were going to come in and out of the dream?

Would the audience know it's a dream?

How to transition most effectively between the different locations.

How we were going to incorporate the use of a narrative to make it clear to the audience what was going on.

Perhaps even considering taking a different approach to the same idea. i.e.:
-Hypnosis: Having someone count them into or out of a state of hypnosis
-Accident: Life Flashing Before Your Eyes type story, which is more emotional and can help the reader relate to the text more, perhaps a rewind of significant sounds to have them coming out of that state.
As well as these points she also gave us some technical advice to consider:
Where we were going to place the mikes
To have a range of takes using the different mikes and to try them with different pitches (voice)
Get both morning and evening sounds
Have perhaps one sound element to signify the transition i.e.: Bird Call
Create Emotion.

Me and Rhys then went away and discussed the topics that came up in the tutorial, and looked at the strengths and weaknesses of each one. Though still loving the original idea we understood some of the weaknesses, at the same time we were quite drawn to the idea of hearing a person as they're slipping away from life but this too would have it's complications we would have to work round, such as the prominent use of a heart monitor machine.

Therefore i came up with how a ini script might work out for each of the scenarios in preparation for our next meeting, the good thing about all three ideas is that they were all linkd. We could still use our base ideas, in terms of the sounds we wanted to record, but all we had to change/play around with was how we were going to come in and out of the situation and what kind of narrative...if any we were going to use to help communicate with the audience.

Supporting Documents

In preparation for our up coming tutorial we prepared the above. A Sound timeline and a page of ideas. The page of ideas is how I come up with what i want to film/record. Its my form of a mind map.

Project Planning

The brief for this next project is to create a 3minute sound only piece entitles "Sense of Space"
As we were watching the sound clips the vague idea of having a story about a person coming home and going to sleep, and us hearing their dream came to mind. But no specifics were in place as it was just a fleeting idea that stuck with me.
We then got into our pairs and I explained my very brief idea to Rhys who liked it and said that there was a lot we could work on with that. We then agreed to meet up and talk about our plans further.
In anticipation for the meeting I started researching a few sound ideas that we could develop and incorporate into our own idea. The ones that stood out included:



I liked the idea of the realism, being able to put yourself inside the dream and the experience.
As well as this when we met up on Monday he brought a step by step plan of what would happen in the audio sequence, adding and moulding the idea into something we could easily work with, as well having some unique sounds to help it stand out.
Rhys particularly found inspiration from Beneath the Forest Floor by Hildergard Westerkamp- which was one of the sounds we listened to in session, the idea helped him come up with an idea for a nightmare section we could add to the dream sequence.
We wrote a Sound Time line together and discussed a little about the locations and time frames that we were looking to record, upload edit and finalise in.
All in all i would say it was a very successful planning session.

Questions and Answers

We watched listened to number of sounds today in session. Sound is never something that II really ever think about when I'm making movies though it is essentially 50% of the final product, next to the visual element of course. So having a assignment that was based solely on sound was a bit daunting.

The sounds we listened to that i am going to analyse include......
Meat Factory Ear Worms by Richie Beirne; http://www.rte.ie/radio1/curiousear/1189669.html

How Many Layers are included in the "Sound-scape"?
There seems to be a maximum of three or four sounds happening at once. The narration, usually the sound of the song that keeps being mentioned, then in most cases the general atmospheric sounds of the meat factory. It depends on the situation.

What ambient or "Atmes" tracks are included?
The sound of the meat factory namely.

How does the "Dynamic" range of sound work/help create a sense of space?
It helps to put yourself in  the actual story/situation, you can imagine the sound of a backbone being sawed in half, see the guys still drunk from the previous night stumbling out of the car in the early morning. You can get a sense of the surroundings and it works well in the sense that you don't feel as though you have to sift though to many sounds to try and pin point what's happening. It just is happening around you.

My further commentary on the piece was that it had a kind of comical element to it that juxtaposed nicely with the actual sounds and effects that he was going for. Also the way the commentary was used was in a kind of trip down memory lane, not scripted and neat, which i also thought worked well with the theme of the piece

...And...

Tunnel Visions by Pejk Malinovsky 

How many layers are include in the "Sound-Scape"?
In this sound clip there was roughly about two tracks at the same time, as the narrators took turns telling us their part of the story nothing to hard. Just like listening to a conversation on the street

What ambient or "Atem" tracks are included?
The sound of the train and the people riding them acted as the main ambient noise

How does the "Dynamic" range of sound work/help create a sense of space?
The only real way I felt that helped create a sense of space was the use of London Underground ambient, other than that whilst the men were speaking in my head I just saw them in an empty room with noting else much interesting around to look at.

This track was good but I didn't feel as connected to it as I did to the first track mentioned, I didn't really take it as seriously and I felt that I didn't really get lost in the actors anecdotes

Feedback

Overall the response we received from the project wasn't one that i had expected.
We had a range of both positive and negative feedback both sides disagreeing with the points of the other.

PositiveNicely Framed
Good Composition of Shots
Peaceful
Blackouts looked like blinks, really good job
Good Pans
Enjoyed the River Pans
Good landscape shots
The bit at the end was great
Contrast between woodland and wide etc
Understood it being "Picturesque" worked well

Negative
A tad pixilated
Check the exposure
Avoid the use of still frame
A little disjointed
The end pan could have reached all the way to the sky
Liked the first split screen but the second one didn't seem relevant
More split screens

Finally I feel that though we did leave an hour early on the production day, that we did get everything that we had intended to film, filmed. We used the film to screen ration of 10mins to 1min of screen time to its fullest and then some. What we didn't factor in was that by filming something for 10mins that would essentially be condensed to 5seconds would effect the amount of footage we captured.  As well as this by that time the weather had gotten significantly worse and therefore any shots filmed after we wouldn't have been able to put into the piece.

Evaluation: Final Edit

This afternoon we finished our final edit and i feel as though the idea we were going for was portrayed really well on film, considering it was such a photographic idea.
In total our movie was approximately 2mins and 57seconds long which is really close to the 3minute goal and considering how jolted our idea got along the way i'm very pleased with the end result.
Using the software to burn the disk i found difficult, but we did our best by reading the instruction manual provided and by even going on to Youtube to find a tutorial. In the end we used Toast to burn our disk. Both worked well when tested and we got to use the skills learnt in the Production Skills session on Monday in terms of the correct way to export and format a movie.

Example of A tutorial we looked at:

Post Production: Screen Grabs

Here are a few screen grabs from our editing sessions, as well as general screen garbs there are a few that show us in the middle of transitioning a shot.

Edale Project - Post Production

We started editing together the footage we had captured and one of the things that stood out was how much everything looked a like. All the trees and the scenery and the river shots. This and how much the weather had effected the shots, because once you put them in sequence an audience can't just immediatly understand that you had to change the exposure and the appeture to make the shot look correct on camera, it just looks messy and unorganised.
We did our best to make this work in our favour as our idea is essentially about the colour and movement of nature, therefore we were able to make some shots look structured. Though at the same time when we had our tutorial it was rightly pointed out that a few shots needed proper organisation so that our theme would come across to the audience.
The editing process itself is easy enough as there are no need for major special effects, just minorities such as speeding up/slowing down shots as well as reversing a few to help the flow as it is a documentary.
There are a few tweaks to be made after the tutorial but ultimatley i was pleased with how it went, i just think it will be a struggle to find some replacement shots because as previously mentioned, a lot of the shots look and feel the same.

Self Generated

There isn't a lot I know about nature, in terms of filming or still photography but as i was going through a few pictured i had taken and edited i did find a few that made me realise that maybe i did know a little something.

The comapison between an old building and how its been surrounded by nature, still stands strong and tall and not been allowed to fade in the background of such greenery.

Part of a 3 piece. How nautre can look adapt and look different depending on its location, in this case a cemetery, It looks dead as you stand in the middle but it grows with life as you look towards the exit.

The shapes made by the waves.

Captured mid movement.

Light shines through and makes everything seem more alive even on a rainy day.

Its rich colour mainly compared to its suburban surroundings

These were mostly about the clouds; Their shapes and movements at various times. Taken when ever i felt they looked most unique. Then i enhanced  to emphasise the colours depending on when it was taken.

How the sky can make any building look so imposing and how its effect is greater when its such an important building. I took it from the back so that the effect is felt before its weightened by the knowledge that its Buckingham Palace.

This one was mostly about the reflection of light and how it makes any object shine.
Though these stills don't show any movement, I think in terms of lighting and colour it's beneficial to the Portrait of a Place project especially because we changed our idea to one that;s a little more photo-graphical in terms of stylistic portrayal.

Project Development

As previously mentioned our idea changed a long the line especially due to the weather and the lack of knowledge of what the town Edale would look like. So once we captured our footage i went home and did a bit of research on various nature documentaries so that we would have a form of comparison when it came to the editing process. I think that this Blue Mountains Nature Documentary by Jochenyen relates the closest to the look we were going for in terms of shots and movement. The only constraint we had was that we didnt have a lot of close up shot or shots of wildlife like slugs and birds etc.




"Explores natural poetics and the beauty and strangeness of the wilderness."

Edale Trip - Production.

The title of the breif was Portrait of a Place, and with this in mind we all set off on a collective trip to Edale, a small countryside in the Peak District on the way to Manchester.

After getting a good look at the place when we arrived the first thing that came as a surprise was how small the place was. That and how much greenery and forestery there was, so we adapted an idea we already had and decided to go for a more photographic approach, as essentially that's what comes into your mind when you think of portrait.

Luckily our Plan B came in handy and it helped us to slowly build an idea that ended up working really well with the environment we were  in as well as the actual choice to make it a Documentary and abandon the original conventional narrative idea we had.

In terms of camera, the XM2 we were using was okay but there were annoying little habits it had such as resetting the white balance everytime you turned off the camera which is something that took us a while to figure out, and we therefore had to make up the extra footage that we had done before realising it did this.

Overall it was an interesting experience and i feel we got some really picturesque style shots.

Pre almost Production Stage

My and Chelsea's original idea of having a journey from the train station at Edale to its highest point was thwarted by a lack of knowledge of the actual area, and possible weather restraints. We therefore had to come up with a few solid ideas in preperation for when we finally went over.

Our strongest Plan B was to take a page from Emily Richardson Book, well her movie; Aspect.



And to try and pick key aspects of the movie and interpret it into our own film. We'll i guess we will just have to wait and see what happens tomorrow.

Project Planning

List of Of Ideas (Mindmap)
-A journey from start to finish around Edale ideally with the key character ending back where they stated so it comes full circle one way or another
-The comparison between old and new. Portraying this by showing a range of old and new building as scenery
-Someone goes to Edale and we follow them around:
Could be meeting a friend at Edale. We show them having a text conversation trying to find each other. decide where best to meet. We can show it from both persons point of view as opposed to one that way we have more variety of shots.
Shot types: Feet, Over The Shoulder, Scenery

Camera
 PD170 or XM2 both of which i have some experience in using, though a PD170 would be more ideal as its been a while since i have used a XM2 and i'm becoming more familiar with the PD170.

Edale Trip
Approximately we have around 8hours but due to issues like the sun setting then its more likely we will have about 5hours, an hour of which might just bee getting to know the area.

These are all our initial ideas, but after explaining them to Esther we realised that we didnt really know anything about the Town itself and thus we may need to change our idea. Therefore we couldn't make storyboards/Callsheets/Shot List etc as we wernt even sure they would end up being useful when we finally got there.

Drama and Experimental Film Session

Today we came away from the non fiction side of film making and instead had a look at a few short movies that were or a fictional drama element. The movies were as followed...

HighRise by Gabrielle Russel

Gasman by Lynne Ramsey

Contraction by Christopher Hewitt

Being Bad by Laurence Coriat

Salary Man by Jake Knight

Skin Deep by Yousaf Ali Khan

Love Me Or Leave Me Alone by Duane Hopkins

The first film I am going to analyse in terms of my eight base question is Contraction (2009) by Christopher Hewitt

1. Identify the themes of the film, what is the directors primary aim?
The themes i think that are being explored in this movie include, death, friendship and rebirth. Also I think that Hewitt is trying to help us see the open-ended-ness of such a loaded question. "Where did you go?"

2. Describe what you feel is the films main focus?
I think the films main focus is those lost moments between life and death and how they can appear to the individual, in the case of the unnamed woman i would say that to her as she was reviving the man, everything went in slow motion.

3. Did you like/dislike the film and why?
This was my favourite movie of the seven we viewed as i enjoyed the simplistic notions that lead to such an effective short piece, even though it was debated that there were too many questions left unanswered and that it even felt like an intro this leads me on to the next question....

4. Was the film successful/unsuccessful in dealing with its subject matter and why?
It was highly successful in dealing with the subject of revival or rebirth, as it showed the effects of the second party as well as the first. The woman in terms of how she saw things during those lost moments and the man in terms of where he did go during his moments of death and the fact that its just so unexplainable and open to interpretation which was effectively executed by the ending of the film.

5.Was there an element in the film that stood out to you?
The use of special effects as the woman gave the man CPR, i thought that it helped highlight the theme of the movie, how you can just feel each and every detail.

6. How does the films "Form" (Structure and Style) relate to it's "Content" (Theme and Subject Matter)?
The film was short which helped relate to the death/life element, especially because to me it seemed longer, like i was holding my breath. How and age can pass in an instance.

7. Discuss two techniques used in the film which you found interesting- Why do you think this approach was used?
The use of an extreme close up right at the very start that just lets you know that something's not quite right with the situation as the character is way to immobile. It burns a death type image into your brain. The second technique i thought worked well was the use of slow motion throughout the piece, until the end when the character was revived and things went into normal speed.

8. Is the way sound is used appropriate/Successful fro the film and why?
The soft almost non-existant instrumental in the background i think was a nice offset with the piece, subtle yet effective.

Skin Deep by Yousuf Ali Khan

View this movie at cultureunplugged.com

1. Identify the themes of the film, what is the directors primary aim?
I would say that the key theme of this movie was racism, which was evident from the first scene in the bathroom when the main character was shouting offensive names at himself.

2. Describe what you feel is the films main focus?
Though the main theme is racism i would say that the main focus is coming to terms with yourself and who you are and perhaps the long term effects of traumatic childhood occurrence

3. Did you like/dislike the film and why?
I really liked this film as it was very different from the others we had seen and i felt that it had a more empathetic effect on me, as i felt worried for this character as if he was someone i knew and cared about.

4. Was the film successful/unsuccessful in dealing with its subject matter and why?
Highly successful especially cause they showed the effects from an inward and outward point of view. Outward in the sense of seeing him make his sister walk a head of him so that he can walk past the group of guys and act like he's one of them. And of course inwardly because of the way he shouts at himself in the mirror and tries to change himself to be like the guys.

5.Was there an element in the film that stood out to you?
The way he was shouting at himself in the mirror, both the practice and (and how it was executed in real life) and the seriousness at the end.

6. How does the films "Form" (Structure and Style) relate to it's "Content" (Theme and Subject Matter)?
Everything in the area they live is bleak and grey and dirty and this i think related well with the story line, its a grubby harsh reality, not all sunshine and blue skies.

7. Discuss two techniques used in the film which you found interesting - Why do you think this approach was used?
The over the shoulder shot at the very end when the boy has finished chopping off his hair and his sister is behind him, in the mirror. I saw this as breakthrough in his issues as the reflection seemed to be amost a different part of himself that noone but himself saw or delt with, but aknowledging someone else/seeing his sister break this i think was a good sign.
Also the use of a flashback to help build up the back story of why he was the way he was.

8. Is the way sound is used appropriate/Successful fro the film and why?
I dont really think the sound was that significant, there was the use of silence/heartbeat that i thought worked really well but except for that the actual dialogue itself was appropriate in itself.

Documentaries and Experimental Film Session

In today session we had a look at a range of experimental documentaries, each one different from the last. Some about the individual, a fly on the wall type approach whereas others were told almost in the form of a story. The two that I will be looking at here will be Steel House by Eva Weber and Christmas with Dad by Conor McCormack and I will be answering a range of questions about them both.

1. Identify the themes of the film, what is the directors primary aim?
SH: A key theme that stood out to me in this film would be individualism. How the people we saw coming to their “Steel Homes” were alone, how no one else could connect to what they kept in the storage areas and I think this was part of the director’s aim.

CWD: I think the aim of this movie was to focus on a radical but loveable family and therefore I would state that family and togetherness were the key themes. I think this was heavily highlighted especially because the film was set at Christmas.

2. Describe what you feel is the films main focus.
SH: The focus of this movie was on the desolate environment of these steel homes and the people that stole away there every now again and the stories that they had behind each individual locker.

CWD: At first I was going to say that it would be about a stitched together family and how they get on with life through their disagreements and trouble but once you dive deeper then I would say ultimately it’s about keeping the happiness alive regardless of what situation you’re in.

3. Did you like/dislike the film and why?
SH: Yes, it was a clever way to explore what people keep in their storage spaces and why whilst keeping it light.
CWD: At first I did like it, thinking that the characters were generic middle classers with family problems, but as I watched on, the characters and their lives became more enrapturing and you played a fly on the wall to what was their life.

4. Was the film successful/unsuccessfdul in dealing with its subject and why?
SH: I think it was especially because of the way they used the camera, being careful not to focus on faces or get to close to the open lockers. Keeping with the theme of how no one but the characters could connect with what they had in their lockers and why.
CWD: I think the point of the documentary took a bit too long to get to its point, so for a while you’re just watching it with no real thought or understanding of the point, until you get to the end. That’s when the clarity arrives.

5. Was there an element in the film that stood out to you?
SH: Primarily the way that the camera was used; the hidden camera type shots, out of focus shots, extreme close up or long shots. Not really giving you a moment to zone in on the individual.
CWD: The naturalness of the documentary and the interview with the main character; the dad.

6. How does the film "Form" (Structure and style) relate to its "Content" (Theme and subject matter)?
SH: The films structure is very choppy, there are a bunch of random unrelated shots that still work to tell the story of unrelated people with a relatable “hobby”
CWD: The style of this documentary is quite serious, the hand held shots give it a realistic feel whilst at the same time allowing you to be an audience member in their lives, and in context of the subject it helps us to empathise more with their story and relate to what’s happening.

7. Discuss two techniques used in the film which you found interesting - why do you think this approach was used?
SH: The use of voiceovers to get the point across as opposed to having both interviews and voiceovers. As well as having nameless faces to portray the mystique behind each steel door.
CWD: The mix between being involved and being an onlooker in the film as an audience.

8. Is the way tsound is used appropriate/successful for the film and why?
SH: There wasn’t a distinctive soundtrack used, just sounds from the environment and a non-descriptive backing to the voiceovers.
CWD: It was sort of an ironic type soundtrack, It was a childlike jovial type of, music that was juxtaposed well with the content.