View this clip famous from Braveheart, in which William Wallace is rallying his troops before a big battle.
Your task: In the comments, select one element from the past week's lecture and analyze it's use the scene. (Nondiagetic sound, close up shot, disolve, etc.) Be sure to both (1) describe the element as it's used in the scene and (2) explain what effect it is supposed to have on the audience and how it creates that effect.
Extra credit: In a separate comment, comment and build on a classmate's comment. Do you agree or disagree with their claim? Can you find other examples in the clip that either supports or refutes thier claim? (In short, you get extra credit for being part of a discussion.)
The use of nondiagetic sound, the music, during the speech invokes a sense of pride and emotion in the audience. The music is parallel to the substance in the speech. The music emulates the same emotions: pride, confidance and triumph. It is used to emphasize the substance in the speech and cause the viewers to feel the same as the other soldiers.
ReplyDeleteWhen they use a close up shot of William Wallace talking to his soldiers, the effect it creates is that he is a powerful leader and more in control. When they show the soldiers they use either full or medium shots, which make them appear smaller than William Wallace, or less powerful and less in control.
ReplyDeleteThe background music (nondiagetic sound) really set the mood for the scene. It allowed the audience to get into the movie, and feel the intensity as Mel Gibson was getting ready to rally his troops.
ReplyDeleteExtra Credit: I agree with Tara because like I posted in my comment, the nondiagetic sound intensifies the scene, in the end of the clip the crowd started cheering and chanting as Mel Gibson was going off to fight the enemies, i think the additives of the yells and cheers made the scene powerful.
ReplyDeleteOne film element that is prevalent in this scene is the use of multiple reaction shots. The scene uses a number of direct cuts between William Wallace's moving speech to the reaction of his soldiers. I believe the director uses this to show the growing support of Wallace's soldiers, as the first agnostic soldiers soon accept Wallace as their leader. This was effective because it was an efficient way to portray the inspirational climatic moment between the soldiers and their leader Wallace.
ReplyDeleteIn this scene of the movie, Braveheart, there are many elements that are put together to make the scene great. One especially important element is the use of nondiagetic sound. In this case, the nondiagetic sound is the background music. While, William Wallace is giving an encouraging speech to his troops, the background music is giving the scene a sense of importance and achievement. This effect allows the audience to truly engage into the emotions of William Wallace as he is speaking.
ReplyDeleteThe use of backround music really makes this scene great. The music really makes the speech more dramatic and more meaningful to the audience. It also shows his passion in what he is saying. The music captures his emotion so the audience can feel it as well.
ReplyDeleteI agree with julie. I think the use of close-ups show his significance of his character. It shows how powerful he is rather than all his troops. It also shows the intensity of the speech and how everyone in his troop is listening to what he has to say.
ReplyDeleteThe reaction shot was one type of very pervalent shot in this particular scene. The creators made many direct cuts between Wallace and the crowd, showing how they went from annoyed with the whole ordeal to really riled up and ready to fight. Also the nondiagetic music playing while Wallace spoke added a lot of feeling to his speech. It was designed to pull the audience into the scene more and help them feel the sense of hope and excitement that the crowd was feeling at that time.
ReplyDeleteAn simple element that is prevalent through ought but makes the scene have a very distinct feel to it is a deep depth of field. in most movies of this style depth of field would be shallow and really only focus on the main character, which can also save money when it comes to extras. but with this movie they made it clear that while there was a leader, everyone was important as everyone in the shot is in focus.
ReplyDeleteThere are many elements, but i think nondiagetic fits perfectly becuase in the scene when Braveheart is talking to the soldier, the background music is not heard by them creating a better way to acknowldge the importance of the soldiers rather not the music of the scene, and creating a perfect image.
ReplyDeletethe background music makes the scene. as he gets more into the speech and as the soldiers seem to agree more, the music becomes happier and louder. by the end of the scene, william is shouting, the soldiers are shouting, and the music is louder.
ReplyDeleteOut of the many elements used in this scene, the one that seems to have the strongest effect is nondiagetic sound, or background music. Without the music that seemed to build up as he spoke, it would just be a guy on a horse talking to soldiers. The music almost made him seem larger than life, and somewhat inspirational. It also gives him that sense of leadership as he begins to motivate the crowd of soldiers listening to him.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the use of nondiagetic sound was very good in this scene of Braveheart. It added to Mel Gibson's speech and was very uplifting, getting everyone else in the scene, as well as the audience, ready for what was yet to come. As his speech continued to build, so did the music, and so did the audience's and other characters' enthusiasm. Without the background music, the speech would not have had the effect that it did. The scene would have been drab. The music paired with the dialogue instills a sense of inspiration and bravery to everyone listening to the speech. I thought that the music selection was also a very nice choice.
ReplyDeleteI thought the use of tracking shots in this scene was very effective. It kept the focus on Mel Gibson while he rode back and forth on his horse talking to the men.
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