CIN201Y1 Lecture 13: CIN201 TUTORIAL 2.2
TA: Daniel Laurin Jan. 20, 2017
CIN201 TUTORIAL 2.2
ARNHEIM, EISENSTEIN, PUDOVKIN
- Eisenstein and Pudovkin wanted non-synchronization
They thought sound would anchor the art, create inertia
Counter-pointal oppositional
Sound shouldn’t just illustrate narrative, it has to create opposition (grant sound
autonomy/freedom that the image has, giving more than the image would)
USE OF SOUND IN “M”
- Blind man hears whistling
Whistling sound floats and isn’t usually seen at the source
Creates fear
Often used as a signal for hunting
Role of sound thematically in relation to the image
Can see the murderer, but not his voice
Audience identifies murderer also visually by the M on his back, as do the
characters in the film
Cannot really hear the killer speak until he is begging at the end (at the beginning
it is disembodied; at the end it is direct and causes a sense of repulsion)
Some sense of sympathy for the killer because he says he cannot help himself, but
the rule of law in the film is that killing children is the most immoral act (even the
other criminals want him dead)
- Camera follows sound in the film (sound knows more than the image?)
What can be seen is mostly what is heard
- The parents are identified with mostly, as they are shown more than the children—it is
the adult fear that is felt
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Document Summary
They thought sound would anchor the art, create inertia. Sound shouldn"t just illustrate narrative, it has to create opposition (grant sound autonomy/freedom that the image has, giving more than the image would) Whistling sound floats and isn"t usually seen at the source. Often used as a signal for hunting. Role of sound thematically in relation to the image. Can see the murderer, but not his voice. Audience identifies murderer also visually by the m on his back, as do the characters in the film. Cannot really hear the killer speak until he is begging at the end (at the beginning it is disembodied; at the end it is direct and causes a sense of repulsion) Some sense of sympathy for the killer because he says he cannot help himself, but the rule of law in the film is that killing children is the most immoral act (even the other criminals want him dead)
