Describe why the sound devices have been used in the clip. Explain how the music score has been used to guide the emotional response of the audience
When creating a clip for a TV or Film it is important that the editor adds Sound using Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound. This can change a clip from Sad to Happy or Angry to Confused, sound plays a vital role in creating a scene and also engaging a scene and the Director in the Sherlock Clip Toby Haynes uses these devices to his advantage.
He uses the many Diegetic sounds to engage the audience. Haynes uses the phone Ringtone to help show reality which allows the audience to be immersed in the world as the phone ringtone is nowadays a very common sound to hear, its also designed to grab the attention of a person, so to uses a Ringtone at the start of the clip grabs the attention. Another way that Haynes immerses the audience is through amplifying the phone keys as this allows the audience to hear them therefore making them think that they are there. The next piece of Diegetic sound is the Door opening this is also amplified as the creaking would not be heard from across the room as loud as it is in the scene and makes the audience feel immersed, the creaking can connote that sherlock is an old character. The Footsteps you hear as Sherlock walks towards Moriarty help create tension as it is like the footsteps of a man pacing up and down as they “wait to hear the news”, this grabs the attention of the audiences attention.
He uses the many non-Diegetic sounds to engage the audience. Haynes uses the Soundtrack of a Bass as it creates tension as its like a face paced heart beat which indicates to the audience that sherlock may be in trouble it also grabs the attention of the audience as they will want to find out what going to happen to next. Another way that Haynes grabs the attention of the the audience is through the loud deep drum which creates anxiety as the audience know that he is in a possible danger. The next piece of Non-Diegetic sound is the light guitar that is associated with the program and with Sherlock this also grabs the attention of the audience. Toby Haynes also uses the notable Sharp sounds like a knife edge this indicates a villain and is a sound associated with the Horror genre this shows the danger that Sherlock is in and this grabs the audience's attention. As Sherlock enters the rooftop scene a Bee Gees song is being played called “Staying Alive” this is foreshadowing the “death of sherlock that happens later in the episode, this grabs the audience's attention as the song is recognisable.
When Haynes created the clip for Sherlock he used Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sound in a very clever way. The sound in the clip plays a vital role in creating a scene that is engaging Toby Haynes uses these devices to his advantage.