Stranger Things by the Duffer Brothers is a rip-off of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. because they use the same lighting techniques, editing techniques, sound techniques, and overall the characters back stories as Steven Spielberg. In the first episode of Stranger Things by the Duffer Brothers a little boy named Will Byers, he gets taken by this monster that we don't know what they look like. He gets taken and his forms go to find him in the woods but instead find this girl who they become friends with but she doesn't talk but she might know who will is. This show is a rip-off of Steven Spielberg’s E.T and this is just because they saw that it was all ready got an outline so they used it to create their show. Stranger Things is a rip-off of E.T because they used many of the same techniques as Steven Spielberg such as lighting. In the movie E.T. by Steven Spielberg throughout the whole movie there is low lighting this gives the film a suspenseful effect …show more content…
In films the sound plays a major role in how the film is portrayed. The sound effects the tone of the show as well. The sound in E.T. has a lot of diegetic and nondiegetic sounds going on throughout the film. The diegetic sound is when we first start the movie and there are owls sounds and people running through the woods. Sounds like these also appear in Stranger Things. When Will is riding his bike all by himself through the woods at night. As he is ridding we hear owls and the trees bowling in the wind. This causes the same effect as in E.T. it builds up suspense because the sounds are so little but they give a creepy tone. In both Stranger Things adn E.T. there is suspenseful music when something big is about to happen this is an example of non diegetic sound. By having the same type of sound throughout the films the adds to more evidence that the Duffer Brothers ripped-off Steven
In the movie Edward Scissorhands, a lot of different cinematic techniques are used. This movie mostly focuses on lighting, usually using darker low-key lighting throughout most of the film to create a darker, creepy tone. Low-key lighting is used mostly in scenes with Edward scissorhands in them, not as much with the girl. A good example of these low-key lighting scenes are the beginning ones, when the girl first enters Edward’s castle. The atmosphere inside is dark and creepy, adding to the already mysterious and dark tone of the movie. Another example of a scene with low-key lighting is the very beginning of the credits screen. The words are displayed in white with the rest of the background as a dark and evil setting. This already gives
It hints of danger when Peg sees a man standing in a dark corner of the room looking like it was a bad guy, so Peg got scared when she first saw him standing there. It also made the audience have a scary feeling. Tim also uses low-key lighting in the movie Bettlejuice, there was a moment when Adam and Barbra made this secret door inside their attic and it had a low-key lighting effect, so it made it look like it was dangerous because it was a mysterious door. Now I have listed some examples when Tim Burton uses low-key lighting in his
Firstly, diegetic sound is very effectively used throughout in several ways. Diegetic sound can be heard at the beginning when Robert is giving Samantha a bath. The song Three Little Birds is playing and Robert begins singing along. Robert plays the song again when he is driving down the road, which is another example. The reoccurring sound is a song Robert uses for comfort because the lyrics tell him not to worry.
Sound as we discuss in our discussion question section, sound plays a significant role in every scene, it helps the audience in many ways such as to know the audience what is going to happen or to get the into the character. Now on days many directors increase realism brought on by sound inevitable forced acting styles to become more natural the scene can be identifying a digetic sound. Many people may think that the sound effect that a director use in a movie, novella or documentary is the same, they are totally confused, its two types of sound such as digetic sound and non digetic sound
The sound effects grabbed my attention and continued to make me yearn for what could come next. The sounds bring me to a place where I can’t help but believe in the situation that’s happening. The music heightens my mood and helps create illusion. For example, the first extraordinary sound technique I noticed that the filmmaker used was the echo effect. It was not only used to support the mood the characters were at, but also to express that idea of the ‘emptiness’ in them. This technique dominated the audio when I was taken to a story in the film of a boy who was 18 and poisoned by his own sister. Those are some of the dominant examples of sound usage throughout the movie The Poisoners Handbook. The entirety of the soundtrack is a solid cocoon for the film to stretch and grow
As, the scene fades back from black, non-diegetic sound takes place as the background sound source. Sound that hasn't been implied to be present in the action: added for the dramatic effect. The suspense in the scene is constructed from this sound. Furthermore, props throughout this movie are essential, the audience are
Sound also draws attention to specific scenes and can cue expectations of what will occur. The sound viewers hear first is that of thunder and rain. The external sound is both accessible to characters within the scene and the audience. Although the rain and thunder are unnoticeable viewers can presume that the weather is rainy outside which explains the minimal lighting coming through the windows. Lionel stomping up the stairs, the sound of jacks, and the chewing as the three young boys eat are all examples of diegetic sounds which appear natural. By using diegetic sound viewers perceive the story as more realistic because it places the audience within that scene. The use of the recorder and orchestra music is also important because it adds drama to the scene. When Susy picks up her book the loudness of the music increases which intensified the scene to make it appear more dramatic. As Susy opens the curtains again the music gets louder, the combination of music and camera distance in this shot hint that perhaps Susy saw something of importance through her
One of the techniques used to promote fear and suspense into the audience is the use of the music. This technique makes the audience afraid of the shark, whenever the theme song is played the audience is to expect another horrific attack from the deadly shark, which adds a lot of suspense and build-up to the scences following. Spielberg uses this particular sound to build-up the scene, such as in the beginning when the shark attacks the girl swimming. Spielberg uses this non-diegetic sound which is only heard by the audience, not by any of the characters in the film. A non-diegetic sound defined by film sound says, a sound neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be prese...
Halloween is rife with psychological scares that affect its audience greatly. “Symbolism, dreamlike imagery, emotional rather than rational logic” are present in Psychoanalytic criticism. Siskel and Ebert talked about how the movie makes you feel as if you are the protagonist, scared for your life and feeling every bit of suspense (Siskel and Ebert). The movie is purely fueled by emotional responses to what is happening to the characters and focuses itself purely on how the audience will respond. In the clip shown, the main protagonist talks about how she killed the killer but he is shown alive. The movie is not concerned with the logic; otherwise, the killer would have at least been slowed down by the injuries he sustained. Siskel and Ebert laud the movie on its set up of scenes, score, character development, and use of lighting to make the audience feel the terror the characters undergo.
For example, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) Burton implements dim lighting during meaningful moments and bright lighting during more vibrant moments. This effectively conveys the tone set for the scene and maintains a clear balance in the scene. This helps the audience clearly understand the scene’s characteristics and its meaning to the film. Similarly, in Edward Scissorhands (1990) Burton utilizes lighting to set contrast between the characters. The superficial town is set in a bright, sunny setting, however, the lives the characters lead are quite the opposite of bright. These individuals spend their free time judging others and have no individuality whatsoever. Furthermore, Edward, one of the only characters who is kindhearted, is portrayed in dull, dark lighting. The lighting contrasts with his sweet personality to emphasize who is accepted and who is not. This contrast helps the audience understand the contradicting worlds of Edward and the frivolous town. In addition, in Big Eyes (2014) Burton implements lighting to show the slow transition of Margaret Keane’s life. The lighting depicts the dulling of her life as she faces troubles in her life. The use of lighting here helps the audience see the clear transition in Margaret Keane's life and clearly understand the conflict in her life. Similarly, Burton utilizes lighting in his films
In Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, sound is used as an effect to scare people and create a “spooky” feeling. They used the sounds of a storm with rain and thunder, the sound of footsteps coming up from behind people, and other noises like creaky stairs, floors, and doors. This created that “haunted” or “spooky” feeling that would be used over and over again in horror films for decades. When they used sound effects, it was to emphasize that something was either happening or about to happen.
The vast majority of sound used in the film is non-diegetic, especially the musical ideas, which is
During the entire film, this sound that has a place within the natural story world further adds to the argument that the past and present are two separate and conflicting times. Remarkably, the Maysles rely on diegetic sound for a majority of the documentary, using little to no sound effects or background music. The film opens with the pair fighting over the cat’s escape. The camera exists closer to the elder Edith in this moment, so despite her daughter’s yelling in the background, she easily overpowers the audio. Actions similar to this weave themselves into the film in its entirety, mother trying— and succeeding— to shift the camera’s lens to her.
Diegetic Sounds were the primary source of sound in the movie. Non-Diegetic sounds were in the opening of the film but they were so loud one could confuse it with Diegetic Sound. The sounds played at the beginning of the movie heighten our senses and puts us as the audience on edge with in the first
The low-key lighting punctuated with bright strobes of light help to escalate the terror and urgency experienced by the crew. The benefit of the most used style of lighting in the movie, low-key, was its ability to create the eerie and somber mood of being in space. It was then extended to creating the suspense and terror of the unknown and then eventually of the alien. The low-key lighting of the film contributed to the overall theme of the movie by accentuating the loneliness of space; while at the same time expressing the fear of the unknown by cloaking much of the surrounding environment in low light and