Sound – Hunger clip 9

Activity 1

In this activity we have been told to write down all of the sounds we can hear in it. This is the list of sounds that I found:
Birds
Breathing
Footsteps
Keys dangling
Chairs scraping
Singing on the bus
Each of these sounds break the silence of the clip. They create a very tense atmosphere as the viewer doesn’t know what sound is going to happen next and every sound is very amplified by the concrete walls and floors making a very cold feeling scene.

Activity 2

When there is only silence the camera is usually focused on the dying man. The story is of a man who is on hunger strike and in this clip we can see his condition deteriorating to the point where he dies. The silence in this scene means that you focus on the dying man which can create emotion for the viewer and makes you feel quite uncomfortable and awkward.

Activity 4

The only piece of music we hear in the clip is towards the end when the man has his flashback. It isn’t really music. It is just a harsh noise of a horn being blown. It was a very mournful noise and makes the viewer feel uncomfortable. I feel that this horn could be related to the man’s current physical state. The man dies shortly after this noise so I feel this could be a signal to the end of his life.