Romantic Comedy – Sound
Non-diegetic soundtracks are the most used and the best way in which romantic comedies can create the feeling of excitement, tension or surprise. It leads and somewhat manipulates the audience to feel a sense of humour and cautious of what is going to happen, this can be contrasted with the use of iconography to build the atmosphere. This can be linked to how the editing is used with the aspect of cinematography to make the audience guess what’s going to happen or how the event will take place. From the sub-genre, the use of upbeat modern or slow 'classical' music makes a large impact on audience’s emotions. An old ‘classical’ song from a record may be played, however the sound will be incorporated to make it sound upsetting, meaningful and heart-breaking. The way the rhythm and pace of the music is carried out can create a sense of joy and upset and reflect the mood of the characters. It can be disordered with added sound to juxtapose the image, this could be a sweet and innocent laugh of a child, this natural sound in the context of a romantic comedy can sound malicious or comedic. It can suggest that something is happening towards the character whether it be being laughed for example.
The conventions of Diegetic are:
• Screaming to present a great time for example and the sense of an intensified reaction.
• Rapid breathing from running or a sense of nervousness.
• Banging or clunking sounds to show force when opening and closing things such as doors or lifting and moving props/furniture setting.
• Dialogue as if they’ve been crying or had a panic attack/shock.
The conventions of Non-Diegetic are:
• Fast heartbeats to represent the quick pace.
• A voiceover in the trailer of key dialogue from the film to get a sense of the film/storyline.
• Music specifically to important scenes in the film, this can help quicken the speed of the scene.
• Sounds that bridge two scenes together, e.g. – The sound of a note being scribbled on paper or a telephone operator.
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