Max Payne Analysis

Shot Number	Technical sound description	Effects on meaning/ sound
1	Sound motif, orchestral	Recognisable- audience is familiar with the company so they believe the film will be good
2	Sound bridge, dark, non-diegetic, voice over	Makes the words more powerful and meaningful as nothing on screen so makes audience more engaged. Mysterious.
3	On screen diegetic, rising	Makes audience jump- visceral pleasure. Unexpected sound suddenly comes on.
4/5	Foley track, on screen diegetic	Water is really loud- emphasises he is struggling, no music in background so we can hear him deep breathing really loudly.
6	Non diegetic, parallel	Only hear water suggests that the man is going to die, we can hear what he can hear in the film.
7	Voice over, off screen diegetic.	Voice goes well over the sound of the water which makes it scarier, serious voice.
8/9	Menacing, ominous, non-diegetic, sound bridge	Hear baby crying in background, hear clock ticking every time he takes a step could be his memories and we can still hear water which tells the audience that he is still under water.
10	Voice over, non diegetic, no music- silence	No music only him talking and the water in the background this makes it more serious.
11	Ominous, rising (door), repetitive	Hear door open- makes audience expect something to happen. Clock starts ticking again which suggests that his time is up.
12	Sound bridge, non diegetic , rising	Still hear water and clock ticking but a child’s toy has been added- more tense and could suggest his memories.
13	Non diegetic, rising	Clock has become really loud which emphasises the point that his time is nearly over.
14	On screen diegetic, eerie	Finally see the child’s toy we have been hearing so the audience are given another clue to what is going on.
15	Sound bridge, voice over, non diegetic	Hear him speaking again but no image which implies everything has ended .Hear sirens in the background suggests that it is either before or after he died.
16	Non diegetic, on screen diegetic	The audience are fully engaged and now want to know what happens. Shown where it is set and time, beginning of story.

This task will help when choosing the sound for our opening sequence, as this sequence I analysed, I found the sound was the key thing that appealed to the audience.