Sound
Sound is huge in this particular clip, it is used to add certain effects to the clip, emphasizing certain things to add extra information for the audience as well as setting the tone to make the audience feel a certain way. There are a lot of non-diegetic sounds used in this clip. Most notable is the soundtrack. The asynchronous sound of Evelyn singing from the universe where she is blind matched up with the visuals of the main Evelyn fighting in the office. It takes away the realism of the scene, showing the fantasy side of the story. The action scene also matches up to blind Evelyn’s performance, making Evelyn seem like she’s performing rather than fighting others. This makes the action unique from what we usually see.
There are a lot of stings, incidental music, and sound effects used to add realism as well as set a certain tone for the scenes. It builds tension, preparing the audience for the action as well as catching the audience's attention to certain objects and actions. The sound effects are also used as bridges to connect different scenes from different universes, adding ambient sound to give the audience extra information about Evelyn’s location in each universe. Allowing the audience to easily identify each universe.
Mise-en-scène
All of the scenes seem to be filmed at a location which adds realism to the film. Because of the diverse wardrobe choices and different locations, we can clearly identify each time Evelyn travels to another universe. The locations matching up with the costumes that Evelyn wears in each universe add to the realism of the scene. The random objects match up with the objects from each universe Evelyn travels to, allowing the audience to see connections between the universes. Each location has a different colour scheme to it, allowing the audience to easily distinguish each universe.
Editing
Editing also plays a huge part in this clip. The visual effects show Evelyn travelling to another universe. The graphics and actions match are used to connect the universes and show the audience the contrast between the universes. The slow motion in action highlights Evenlyn’s move as well as matches it up to the sound. All of the editings helps to connect all of the clips and the universes, setting moods and creating suspense.
Camera
A wide range of camera techniques are used in this clip. All of them are to highlight the actions, the feelings of each character, and objects that play an important part in the scene. We can see the use of close-ups, over the shoulder shots at the beginning of the clip to show the emotions of the characters and the relationship between them. Long shots, and mid shots during the action scenes so that we can see the characters' body and their actions. There’s also the use of both steady and shacky movements, shacky to add a sense of drama and chaos. The changes in framing set a tone for the clips, making the audience easily identify each clip, from normal framings to flashbacks to action.
A lot of things are happening in these clips and all of the camera movements, sounds, editing techniques, props and costumes are used to allow the audience to feel like they are immersed in the action as it builds suspense in them. The elements add realism to the scene but also remind us that this is a sci-fi film about multiverses by using certain techniques to make it unrealistic.
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