film questions
August 25th, 2022
Watch the movie: Guardians of the of the galaxy (Use the pdf to guide u)
Then answer the questions:
The story of a film is told through narrative, visual language, and sound. There are two types of sound in film, diagetic and non-diagetic. Diagetic is sound that is “generated” inside the cinematic world (examples, footfalls, fork sounds against plate as we watch diners eat. The characters can hear it.). Non-diagetic is sound just for us. The characters can’t hear it (like big orchestral scores).
Questions:
- 1. What role does music play (throughout the film) in the character development of Star Lord? What do we learn about him? How does his music help us with context?
- 2. Discuss a scene where you feel the musical cues were clear and apparent, nudging the viewer to feel a certain way.
- 3. Discuss two instances of diagetic sound in the film. What is their function?
- 4. Discuss two instances of non-diagetic sound. What was its function?