Drive sound write up

Drive Sound Effects Write up

The purpose of any sound is to add something to the video, for example in the drive clip the sound is used to add tension and drama to the scene, it does this by giving us an element of uncertainty in the scene, this is how to create tension in a scene as the human mind works in a way that we find that if we do not know about something or we do not know hoe something to going to turn out then we assume that something is going to be bad, like a fear of the dark, it the fear of the fact anything could be IN the dark rather than the darkness itself and the uncertainty of what’s in the dark makes the fear and provides the tension. Sound can create tension in this way by giving us the information that something is happening, like the police radio but not enough for us to be sure about what’s going on at a specific time, the sirens are a good example of this, combined well with the police radio, we know that the police are searching for them because of the radio, and when we hear the sirens we know they’re close, but we still don’t know there police are, this creates uncertainty and therefore tension.

                

Another purpose of sound is to entertain, adding sound effects adds that other level to a video, as I said before the tension created by sound is very important and the tension also creates entertainment for the viewer, and ultimately that is what one would strive to achieve with a movie.

One more purpose of sound is to almost give a viewer a third eye into the scene, for example in the drive scene all we see is the inside of the car with them driving and some reaction shots, maybe a few buildings out the windows but the sounds give us an idea of a large urban area with lots of traffic.

In addition to all of these sound can also be used to add more depth to something that’s already there, for example during the “cars are going quick” part of the clip the sound of revving engines are turned way up and put in the scene, if you look at the scene without sound it looks like he’s not going fast at all, another example of this is the loud tire squeal added as he drifts round the corner, adding more depth and emphasizing the action.