Whatever you do…

• Don’t write chronologically (you won’t get above an E grade)

• Make loads of notes during the clip – prepare a noteframe quickly

• Cover all 4 technical areas (editing; sound; camera; mise en scene)

• Link everything to representation

Know your terms

Analysing sound and editing

• The hardest technical areas• Most invisible?• Most subtle?

Sound• diegetic/ non-diegetic; • dialogue;• Voiceover;• Incidental music;• Ambient sound;• Themes and stings;• soundtrack;

• synchronous and asynchronous;

• sound effects;• sound motif;• sound bridge;• mode of

address/direct address;

• sound mixing;sound perspective

Editing• Eye line match; • Pace; • Cross cutting; • Graphic and action

matching; • 180degree rule; • parallel editing• cutaway; • insert;• jump cut;• synchronous sound

• fade in/ out;• cuts;• wipes;• dissolve;• superimposition;• long take/ short take;• slow motion;• ellipsis and expansion of

time;• post-production;• visual effects

• How is sexuality represented as macho and aggressive in this extract?

• How does the sound and editing add to this representation?

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• How does the sound add to the construction of the representation of sexuality?

• How is sexuality represented differently compared to Torchwood?

Editing• How does the editing

construct conflict/ opposition/ juxtaposition?

• How does the editing change pace, and what is the effect of this?

• How does editing position the audience?

How does this add to the representation of ____?

Sound

• How does the soundtrack create an atmosphere?

• Who speaks most/ least/ over shots of others?

• How does silence add to the effects and meanings?

How does this add to the representation of ____?