SoundandmusiceffectsofsomescenesinTheColourofMoney

1DiegeticSoundEffectInamovie,diegeticsoundcanbeaveryeffectivewaytograbtheattentionofcharacters,andalsotheattentionoftheaudience.AtthebeginningofTheColourofMoney,theconversationbetweenEddieandhisgirlfriendisinterruptedfivetimes.Thisistogenerallymovehisattentiontotheothermaincharacter,VincentLaura.Italsomakestheaudiencebegintonoticeandfocusonanewcharacter.Theprocessofthewholetransitionisdonesmoothly.WhenEddieischattingwithhisgirlfriend,thefirstinterruptioncomesinasudden.JuliantouchesEddiesshouldertoleadhisattentionfromhisgirlfriendtothepoolgame,whichindicatestheaudienceabouttheothercharacter,Vincent.AsEddieislookingatVincent,asharpcarhorncomessuddenly.Thisisanon-diegeticsoundbecauseitisonlyshowntotheaudience.ThecarhornindicatesEddiesmindandsymbolizesthetransitionofhisattention.Also,itisasubtlewaytomovethecamerabacktoEddiesscene.Additionally,thesecondinterruptionhappenswhenJulianistryingtogetthemoneyonthetable,whileEddieisastonishedandquicklygrabsJulian’shandinaloudandsuddensound.ThepurposeofthisdiegeticsoundistotellthatJulianisbeatenbythatyoungguy,whichisabigsuprise.ThethirdinterruptionisCarmensvoice,callingVincentbyname,alongwithaballcollidingsound.ItmakesEddieturnshisheadtothetablecuriously.AtthattimeVincentsfaceisfirstshown.WhenEddieturnstohisgirlfriendlater,thefourthinterruptioncomesagain.Vincentwinsthepoolgames.HeshoutslikeakidandkissesCarmen.HisshoutingandthekissingsoundareobviouslydiegeticsoundbecauseEddieturnstothemandobservesthemforamuchlongertime.Thistime,heshowstherealinteresttoVincent,thetalentedyoungmanwhomightremindhimofhisearlyage.Thatswhyafterthefifthinterruption,whenEddiehearsCarmensvoiceagain,hecannotsitstillanymore.Hestandsup,andwalkstoVincent.Fivesteps,thedirectorsuccessfullyraisesEddiesinteresttoVincent,andtransferstheaudiencesattentiontothenewcharacterfromEddie.2Non-diegeticSoundEffectAdiegeticmusicmayswitchtonon-diegeticmusictoindicatethechangeofcharactersmoodsandfeelings.Forexample,anice,smoothingbarmusicisonasEddieentersthepoolgameroom.Thisisthefirsttimehedecidestoplaypoolgameagainaftersomanyyears.Therefore,thebarmusic,whichisthediegeticmusic,isverysoftandrelaxing.ThemusicshowsEddieshappyfeelingandhisgreatexpectationforpoolgames.Hehopestogiveanexcellentperformanceasgoogastwentyyearsago.Withthiskindofconfidence,Eddieplayshisgamewithayounghustler.Hekeepswinningatfirst,justlikewhatheexpects.ItseemsthatEddieisstillaskllfulandprofessionalplayer.However,alongwiththehustlersballdroppingintothepocket,thebarmusicchangesdramaticallytonon-diegeticmusic.Thisisaveryloud,sharpinterruptingsoundplayedbytheguitar,whichactsastheturningpointofthepoolgame.Eddiebeginstolose,andrealizesthatheishustled.Afterthefirstshotoftheguitar,themusicturnsdown,andbecomesdiegeticagain.Thistime,thebarmusicisnolongerinahappytone.Instead,itisasadmusicaboutamanlaughingathisridiculouslife,whichislikeEddiesstatefornow.Hefeelshimselflikeafool.Afterthegame,hepicksthewhiteball,anddropsitdownintothepocket.Theballkeepsgoingdown,down,downintothesystemunderthetable,alongwithEddiesheart.Atthatmoment,hefeelsdownandupsetlikethefallingwhiteball.Inapoolgame,apersonwillloseifhehitsthewhiteballintothepocket.Thewhiteballsymbolizeslosing.Afteralltheseyears,Eddiestillfeelslikeheisaloser.Thesoundoftheballissoclear,butitshouldnotbeheardbycharacters.Inthissituation,thesoundisneitherdiegeticnornon-diegetic.Still,thecharacterscanhearalittlebitoftheballcrashingintothesystem,butmostofthetimethesoundisimaginedbyEddie.Itisthesoundofhisheartfilledwithdisappointment.Accordingtothethirdsceneofthemovie,themusickeepschangingbetweendiegeticandnon-diegetic.Sometimesitdoesnotevenbelongtodiegeticornon-diegeticmusic.Allthesechangesareforonepurposeonly.Tomaketheaudiencefeelwhatacharacterfeels.本文版权归作者西门吹西风所有，任何形式转载请联系作者。