This is the clip that we use to look at how sound is used to create ambience and atmosphere in film, introduce and/or reinforce genre and enhance or emphasise meaning. The tempo emphasises the editing and construction of the narrative and the sense of urgency. The level of detail and variation is immense and precise and evidences the craft of this aspect of film-making perfectly.
Below is the opening sequence of David Lean's adaptation of Charles Dickens which also creates a vivid mental picture using sound.
and again the sequence below makes effective use of ‘audio closeups’ to set the scene – a singing school choir, a bicycle wheel turning, a ‘stream of consciousness’ voiceover, and music.
