Sound or Editing Paper / 3 pages paper

  Sound ​or​ Editing Paper 

Your goal for this assignment is to conduct a close reading of a film through an analysis of sound or editing in one scene. Your paper should include a strong thesis statement, making an overall argument about the film. What does your chosen moment tell us about the film? How do the filmmakers use the elements of sound or editing to tell their story and build meaning? Does the editing fracture the narrative or build tension? Do songs or score help define characters? Some questions you might consider: How does the narrative conceit of ​A Quiet Place build tension? How do the jump cuts influence our understanding of time and space in ​Breathless​? How are the graphic matches in ​Psycho meaningful? In the landscape of fear and violence, how do we analyze the sound of a baby crying in ​Children of Men​? Why is Chiron’s quiet manner meaningful in ​Moonlight​? Your grade will be based on your understanding of the terms as well as your ability to provide a clear, thought out claim about the film. For this assignment, you may can use the following films. You can not write about the same paper you used for the mise-en-scene paper. Editing​: Psycho​, ​Breathless​, ​Children of Men​, or ​Moonlight​. Sound​: ​Psycho​, ​Moonlight, Children of Men, ​or​ A Quiet Place 3 pages, double spaced 1” margins, Times New Roman font. Upload to d2l by start of class March 4th