Sound & Score
A Phone Call Gives a Film Two Different Listening Spaces
Watch how a film handles a phone conversation: who we can see, whose surroundings we hear, and when the scene chooses to cross between them.
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Sound & Score
Listening closely to sound, music and the spaces between words in cinema.
Sound & Score
Listen for the Sound That Arrives Before Its Source
Follow a sound whose source appears later in the scene, noting what you infer before the image confirms or complicates your first impression.
Sound & Score
When the Sound and the Image Tell Different Stories
Watch how a cheerful soundtrack or an ordinary conversation can pull against the image, and describe the tension without guessing the filmmaker’s intentions.
Sound & Score
Music Begins, Music Stops: Listening to the Edges of a Cue
Follow the entrance and exit of one musical cue to hear how a scene changes, keeping your response separate from claims about the composer’s intention.
Sound & Score
The moment before the cut: listening to a scene change
A sound can lead us into a new scene or linger after the image changes. Learn to notice these transitions without interrupting the film.
Sound & Score
Film sound: what to listen for beyond the dialogue
A practical guide to noticing ambience, sound effects, music and quiet moments, and how they work with a film’s images and dialogue.