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Sounds in The Godfather
Movies have many
different sounds that make what is being said and the things that we hear and see in
movies. Some of the things that we hear are the dialogue, sound
effects, and music in a movie.
Dialogue-the
things that are said by the characters in a story, movie, play, etc. (Merriam-Webster
online dictionary, 2014) . Although much of the dialog can be recorded during principal photography,
it needs fine tuning later. (Weis, 1995) .
When we hear the words that each character says in a
movie this is the dialogue of the movie. It could be people talking to each
other or to other things say their pets.
Sound
effects-effects that are imitative of sounds called for in
the script of a dramatic production (as a radio show) and that enhance the
production's illusion of reality. (Merriam-Webster online
dictionary, 2014) .
Almost all other sound is added during postproduction. (Weis, 1995)
Without the sound effects the movie would have been
just a plain old movie but with the sound effects the movie will keep its
viewers watching because we can associate the sounds with what is happening on
the screen.
Music-sounds
that are sung by voices or played on musical instruments. (Merriam-Webster
online dictionary, 2014) .
Most all movies have some kind of music to them to
let the viewer know that something is about to happen.
The movie “The Godfather” uses dialogue so that
those who work for the head of the family can communicate so that they know
what he wants them to do and they can report back to him. Without the dialogue
we as viewers would have no idea want was taking place in this movie.
In the movie “The Godfather” the gun fire, tires squealing,
and the violence are sound effects that enhances the reality of the movie. Without
the sound effects the movie would have been just a plain old movie but with the
sound effects the movie will keep its viewers watching because we can associate
the sounds with what is happening on the screen.
This movie uses music to tell the viewers that
something is about to happen such as someone is about to be shot and killed.
The use of sound in the movie “The Godfather” sets
the mood for the movie into action and drama. The sounds that are used in the
movie helps the viewer to associate what they seeing with what is really
happening.
The specific sounds in this movie that would place
it in the gangster genre are the murders, drive by shooting, and the beating of
those who have done wrong to the crime family.
I would characterize the sound effects in this movie
as being realistic and expected because the sound effects that are used is what
most people would expect from a gangster movie.
If you were to remove the key sounds from “The
Godfather” nobody would want to see this movie because it would not make any
sense. The viewers would not know what was happening or why people were being
beat up or shot and killed. The movie would not make any sense.
Merriam-Webster online dictionary. (2014). Retrieved
March 5, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theory
Weis, E. (1995, Feb). Sync Tanks. Cineaste(1/2),
56. Retrieved from http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu
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