The first section is that the protagonist’s family lives in a dilapidated basement, with only a small window through the sunlight. There are not so many ambient sounds in this segment, but there are background sounds. The second stage is when the man enters the home of the rich, and there is no music throughout. In this segment, there are many environmental sounds such as the sound of closing doors, the sound of fountains, and the sound of walking. Compared with the first segment, it becomes more real.
In this segment, the sound surrounds the protagonist. From the beginning of the video, the breathing sound started to be very loud, but other people’s voices were very quiet. When I watched this clip, I felt like I was standing behind the protagonist. The surrounding sounds were all around the protagonist. The second part is in the train station, there are a lot of environmental sounds (people’s speech) ➕ the sound of talking with children and the protagonist. The child’s voice is very loud and contrasts with other people’s voices as if it were an entity and an incorporeal body. Let the audience know clearly where the focus of the film is, and it will be easily attractive.
snow blowing brushing teeth
The sound of the first photo taken in Force Majeure made me think it was a horror movie, such as an avalanche at the moment when a certain sound camera shutter was pressed. Although the movie is not about avalanches, it is also a very important point. In the first half of the movie, the protagonist’s family was eating outdoors and there was a relatively small avalanche, but the husband left his wife and two children to escape. This is very serious for a family that is already experiencing problems, and the movie revolves around the topic of marriage. The soundtrack of this movie is also quite interesting. For example, the sound of snow blowing and the sound of brushing teeth are spliced together by the screen, which is very interesting.