OnlyonSoundandLighting

Iwatchedx27;AYellowBirdx27;afteraheavylunchmealinWuYee-sun.Drowsinessimmediatelycamebecauselightingsweredimandsoundssilent.Notuntilthehalf-timeofscreeningdidImentallywakeup.Itwasalove-makingsceneinatentneardesolateriverbank,wherecheapprostitutioninSingaporeoftenlocatedat.Thecameramovedfromwoman’spalebodytoman’stannedside-face.Thankstothesharpcontrastofskincolors(theheroineisChinese,theheroIndian),achiaroscuroeffectnaturallyappeared,albeitthedeliberateabsenceoflighting.Thesoundofsex,moreover,foregroundedman-womanintimacy,desireandaffect.Inhighlightingorgasmicsounds,otherambientmusicwasstrictlydetached.Itprovidesapointofdepartureforexaminingthelightingandsoundeffectinthismovie-which-toalargeextent-showsanacuteawarenessofthereal,thenatural.“Asnaturalaspossible”,thedirectorproclaimedintheQAsession.Inpracticingthisidea,naturallight(天光,Iwouldsay)anddarknesspredominatedthewholemovie.Iobservedspectators’reactionvis-à-visthedimlighting.Intriguingly,manyofwhichheldbreathandmadenoisesinchangingsittingposition,simplyforthelossofvisuality.Theireyessomehowarediscouragedfromwanderingandaredrawntothebarelyvisiblepartwithintheframe.Oncetheonlyvisiblepartdisappeared,say,inthelastsequence,whentheheroenteredapitch-darkroom,wecan’tseebut“sense”hisactionandtemper,withthehelpofambientsound-hisheavyandrapidbreath,specifically.本文版权归作者宜男所有，任何形式转载请联系作者。