SU-PWR Citizenfour

general choice of sound
ominous/bad: low tonal drone surveillance: loud high frequency buzz final ending music contrasts with erythidng uses immediate dialogue with no visuals to present focus rawness/truth of the dialogue (and arguably Snowden’s good job at phrasing) makes it more compelling nat sound without visuals provide additional focus background music modulates emotional valence fairly significant use of nat packages to emphasize reality the tone of the reading also modulates the opinion the confrontation of the court creates tension parallel contrasting statements transition to Snowden interview feels relatively peaceful compared to the beginning, which is drawing attention in its own way the jovial nature being in the room contrasts to the serious issue at hand the cuts are really quite hard: to emphasize contrast between loud news breaks and the quietness of the hotel room—especially large contrast with regards to Ed Snowden’s wife being raided, etc., which is rather peaceful or the quiet of TV television as compared to the loud noise of the nat package behind the lack of speaking from the camera operator/sounds behind the makes the scene much more intimate
i.e. this feels like a private conversation between a few people, despite there being what appears to be an entire camera crew with Laura (and she rarely speaks from behind the camera expect during the identity bits) the contrast of tensions is really interesting TANGENT: Glen Greenwald seems to be pushing Snowden (“I’m not going to hide”)
begin of the Monday clip with the time ticking highlights the intensity the light from the reporter traking glen into the elevator (dark) cotrasts with the hotel (light) the microphone close to Snowden’s chest amplifies heart rate The rest of it feels really dull in a sharp contrast, as a fallout. The British government feels more powerful, which is also why when TEMPORA is introduced the low humming ominous sounds are replaced with loud pearcing sounds TANGENT: its really weird to be seeing people putting away phones but then there’s a whole camera the low droning voice returns promising government pressure, while the high buzzing noise returns when surveillance was covered