I decided it might be a good idea to watch a film i know well without the sound. I chose bridesmaids as i could quite easily sit through it and quote the movie all the way through.Bridesmaids is a comedy and has a lot of parts in it that are quite over exaggerated but i found that having the sound off really took away from the comedy and made it very difficult to follow. the cuts of shots were hard to follow and it became impossible to follow the story at times. One of the scenes that i found easiest to follow was the scene where Annie (Kristen Wiig) destroys a cookie. It needs tighter shots and more close ups to help get the anger across but the style of walk and over exaggerated movements work well in silence.
Here is the scene:
Watch it first without the sound and then again with and I'm sure you'll agree.
Overall i found doing this a really important learning curve and helped me to think more about how to go about planning the shots for my film.
Stay safe,
Helen
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