Moulin Rouge Analysis Essay

Sound & Editing

The Movie Moulin Rouge by ... . The Genre of its introduction is ... as... . For this scene, I will be analysing the Sound & Editing because sound and editing has a large impact to the beginning of the movie and therefore would be a good example. In addition, it is also a musical film, which means that voice, sound/ music would play a big part in the film. At first the singing was quiet, we could hear and see but then we couldn't see the person, there was images fading in and out, the image of the boy (overlay-ed) with France behind him.Showing the main character. Then the orchestra caught the audiences attention. Then singing became louder and louder, it was like narrating.This makes us concentrate on what he was singing then the typing was like at the same volume which caught our attention to what he was typing. The music made it mystery and creepy but then it had a feeling of sadness, and classical old music, with it being black and white made it seem as though it was a memory or of someone's story. Like it was something that made you expect it to be that.

Time lapse then it slowed down, showing someones view of someone who is disorientation, drunk, confused and lost in the crowed. There were very colourful clothing but it also seemed slightly freaky, with how the camera moved as if someone was drunk, it made you slightly sick or it gave you the feeling of a confused lost child who was going to cry if they didn't find their parent soon. There was a change, a different scene,mixing together.The end of the dramatic music and then come a sad piano to a very cheerful or like a traditional classic music. To the time of when the world still seemed wonderful. The same views, scenes are shown again with people more cheerful and colour and bright compared to how it was shown at first.Narrating voice was filled with more excitement.
- an undertone of something dark about to happen. S