Three Movie Clips Analysing Sound

Fifth Element - Diva opera Scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoW_ZOfsrzA
The Diva's singing starts of a diegetic sound but it still continuous even when the scene switches to other places of the ship, here it becomes non-diegetic as none of the characters outside the opera can hear the music even when the audience can. Apart from the music all of the sound effects are diegetic such as the gun shots, punching sounds etc. Panning isn't used for the music or singing, even when the camera focuses on members of the audience in different areas relevant to the Diva the music and singing doesn't change depending on where it's heard and remains central, this is done because the music is meant to be focused on by the audience of the film and not the audience of the opera. By doing this it means when the music picks up it feels like it has been built up to go with the action that also picks up. Mixing is used a few times during the opera, when other events are taking place throughout the ship, the music becomes slightly quieter so that we can focus on the dialog of the other characters. Also when the Mangalore (the aliens) knocks on the door his line "champaign for the Diva" has been made louder so that it sounds on level with the man closest to the camera instead of sounding quieter like you would expect since he says it through a door. Again this insures that the audience can focus on the events occurring and highlights the importance of what is currently happening. Also as the Mangalore's break into the Diva's hotel room their grunts become quieter as the camera focuses on Leeloo whose breath becomes louder. When the action starts mixing is used to make the punching sound very exaggerated. Foley sound has been used to make the punching sounds specifically because the sound wouldn't be loud enough or sound how they wanted it to without foley. When Leeloo kicks the blade in the Mangalore's hand the sound of the blade is also foley, used to make the blade seem more threatening and also it being more surprising when Leeloo is able to break it. The growls of the Mangalore's is also foley and is used to fill in what would've been white noise if the scene of them rummaging in the hotel had been left without it.

Final Fantasy VII Advent Children - Fight in Forgotten City
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc9G-vjik8A
Panning is used on the motor bikes sound, as it starts of further away from the camera or other characters it is quieter but as it gets closer it gets louder. It is also used on the sound of the gunshots and the sound of the ground moving in the same way. Panning is also used for the movement of the red cloak, as it jumps right to left and briefly closer to the screen before flying far away the sound of the material movement also follows this pattern being heard right to left and then louder when closer to the screen and then quieter as it flies away. This is done so that audience can gage how close or far away the action is and helps build up the tension as seen when the motorbike is getting closer to the children the tension grows, we know the motorbike is close not because we can see but because we can hear it getting louder. When Cloud enters the flower field mixing is used to make Aerith's voice seem slightly louder, it is also more echoey while Cloud's voice remains at a neutral level, this makes her sound more ethereal and shows the audience that she is different in some way to Cloud. Mixing is also used to make the children's footsteps sound loud when they jump on the path, everything goes quiet when they appear apart from their steps. The clicking heard at the beginning of the clip that also appears again in the clip is a non-diegetic sound used to represent the virus in the characters however it cannot be heard by any of them. The music that plays during the Flower Field scene and during the battle scene is also non-diegetic used to enhance the atmosphere. However the sounds of the sword's shing, gunshots, motorbike etc. are all part of the diegesis, used to enhance the experience of watching a very quick pace fantasy battle. Since it is an animation all the sounds used are foley sound however they have all been created to sound as close the real thing as possible and haven't been exaggerated like the punching sounds in The Fifth Element.

Men In Black - Headquarters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3OTEdZkBaQ
A lot of sounds occur at the same time during the beginning if the scene, panning is used so that the sounds heard nearest to camera are louder and then become quiet as the camera zooms back. The announcement can be heard as background noise and so panning is used to make it sound far in comparison to the noises taking place close to the camera. A sound bridge is used when a man is talking to an alien that has apparently just arrived on Earth, mixing is used to make their voices sound louder than everything else happening around them, this allows the audience to gain insight into how this organisation functions as well as foreshadowing later events. Mixing is also used while K and James speak to each other as while they walk through the offices while a lot of other things are happening their voices are still heard over all of it. When they enter the room full of confiscated technology panning is use on the sound of the floating ball which sounds more to the left to match where it is placed, mixing is also used on it since it sounds louder then all the other technology in the room. This is done to draw attention to it both for the audience and James. When the ball goes flying mixing is used on it again to make the sounds of it hitting things and the sound of it moving louder than everything else. Panning is also use on the sound of the ball hitting the walls as it bounces from place to place the sound is also heard based on further right or left. All of the sounds used in the scene are part of the diegesis used to make the environment seem more real and reminiscent of the noise heard in an airport with the announcers and workers. Foley sound is also used a lot since some of the aliens are animation or some sounds wouldn't be heard properly with the rate that the camera zooms out, because of this all of the aliens voices except for the one talking to the man are foley and all the sounds of the technology are also foley. This is done because the sounds being made for the aliens and technology are created to sound otherworldly.