Sound Analysis

• Non-diegetic sound
• At 2 seconds.
• cheerful/mundane music which is juxtaposed with what he is saying (killing his brother) "If I was thinking straight, I would've planned to kill him in a sensible way"
• Music continues over sound of explosion which contrasts 
• Upbeat, positive music 
• 0:44 sound bridge from one scene to another into diegetic at 0:48 (song continues to play from the radio inside the house). 
• 2:16 goes back to a soundtrack and non-diegetic

• Voice over - 4 seconds. Gruesome topic which contrasts with the music. Monotone, casual voice. 
• Voice over starts again at 2:16 (non-diegetic)

• Sound motif  2:48 sounds of the cars/bus/girls laughing (diegetic) 
• 2:53 Sound of the teacher 

Hand-Held

Handheld Camera Example from Waist Deep from Shane Hurlbut, ASC on Vimeo.

Above is an example of hand-held camera work. This literally means what it say - the camera is held in the hands, with no supporting equipment. This adds a shaky, more casual feel to the scene, which can sometimes (in this clip, for example) connote the fast pace of the action in the scene.

Establishing Shot

Definition:-

A usually long shot in film or video used at the beginning of a sequence to establish an 
overview of the scene that follows.

)

This is a video of a collection of professional establishing shots used in blockbuster films. Most of these show a a long shot of a city or other central location where the film is set. This helps to set the scene for the audience and helps them to possibly understand more about the background of the movie. It is always at the beginning of a scene.

Sub-Genre Generic Conventions