British Short Film Set List
Short film examples - analysis 1. The Ellington Kid Sound Instantly, the short film introduces us with the jarring and literally sharp diegetic sound of knives being sharpened, meat being sliced, and chips being fried. The sound is familiar, creating realism that sets the stage for the story's contrast between what is real and what is myth. Authenticity is created through naturalistic dialogue, and diegetic sound in the flashback signals a movement into the myth/story. Whilst the story is being told, the flashback is still given auditory space to heighten the tension after the boy has been stabbed - diegetic sound seems to become slowed and reverberated, encapsulating the stress of the moment, and a low background violin is introduced, almost foreshadowing a horrific moment to come. This violin then breaks the rhythm of editing by becoming an ongoing non-diegetic sound. The boy stumbles into the shop, and we get the diegetic sound of the bell, which almost acts as an a...