Monday, January 30, 2012

Blog #4: Reflections on Sound Design

Pulp Fiction Scene








This scene, although it's in quite an ordinary place, uses many qualities of both time and space to give Jules a feeling of great power. When he's speaking, it's almost as if he's toying with the three men before he actually gets to his point. Once he does, he makes his point by yelling in a very loud and clear voice. When Brett has any hesitation, he speaks even slower in an angry tone to make a very clear and direct point. Movement is very noticeable as it's not a very large apartment. When Jules walks towards the man on the couch you can tell there's a slight shift in the scene. The space of the apartment is limited, yet Jules uses it to his advantage. He stands at the other side of the table while he's joking with Brett, but when he starts to get serious he flips the table over so there's nothing between the two of them. This almost gives you a sense that Brett's a prisoner because he's sitting right in front of Jules, who's standing with a gun pointed at him. These elements gives Jules a great sense of power throughout the scene in its entirety.

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