Last week, we talked about sound and the importance of sound setting the mood for the documentary.
We practiced with an in class exercise in filming and editing an interview and using music and cutting funny shots, we created this short, lighthearted interview with Adrian.
Another example is the Mongreloid by George Kuchar, an example that was mentioned during the lecture.
You can see how the music in the background brings out the mood of this film, which is eccentric, disturbing and slightly creepy.
Another example comes from the digital dossier, Drinking for England.
I really liked this documentary as an an example of a good one.
The sound brought out the seriousness of the documentary.
I also loved the opening shots, which was also used throughout the film, which zoomed in and was slightly out of focus, as though the audience could picture what it was like to be the woman who had been drinking too much.
Then it zooms out a bit to show the woman from the front drinking, which was still a close up, and confronting shot as the camera was just in front of her face as she was doing so.
Then, the colour becomes lighter to give a mid shot of the woman's actions and so we could focus on her and what she was saying and doing.
I loved the way this film was shot and the progression of its story, from her drinking, to showing her being taken away to rehab in the car, and ending with a shot of her mother walking back into the house after saying goodbye to her.
Sound would be essential in building up our film's mood and tone in accordance with the story that we are trying to tell.
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