"Lola Run" tells the story of drug dealer Manny who accidentally lost 100,000 marks and was picked up by a homeless man on the subway. It was only 20 minutes before he handed over the money. In desperation, he had to tell his girlfriend Lola Asking for help, in just 20 minutes, Lola ran desperately and waited for the story of 200,000 yuan, through which the director explored fatalism, expressing the unknowable world and the helplessness and despair of human beings towards the world.
Here are some of my favorite sound design points in the video
1. Run through the film with the rhythm of electronic music drums to shorten the distance between the audience and the screen. Before the characters appear in the film, with the gradually accelerating clock sound, there is a fast rhythm of rock and roll, which focuses the attention of the audience and creates a strong atmosphere for the film. A tense emotion, and then the rhythm runs through almost the entire film, especially in the process of Lola's running, this rhythm is emphasized, which constitutes the sense of rhythm of Lola's running, which speeds up the narrative rhythm of the film, and allows the audience to fully experience Lola's anxiety. and anxiety. It shortens the distance between the audience and the screen, making the sound of the film more speedy and layered.
2. The impact of the sound is formed through the design of motion effects and ambient sound materials. The boyfriend complains incessantly, Lola screams so loudly that the aggravated wine bottle bursts, and then the film falls into a silent atmosphere, with only a turtle in the picture Crawling slowly, the silence and slowness at this time subtly reflect the violent outburst of Lola's emotions at that time, and also pave the way for the violent outburst of Lola's emotions at the back of the film and the performance of Lola's "special function" later in the film. It created a dramatic conflict, formed a contrast, and brought a tension design of voice, which emphasized Lola's inner anxiety, and the screams in the three fast runs also formed a repeated montage, which accumulated Lola's inner anger energy as a division of paragraphs. .
3. The repetitive montage function of the dynamic material makes the film into paragraphs, and the exaggerated processing of the sound gives the film a deeper connotation. Every time Lola shouts loudly, the glassware will be broken, especially when Lola walks in desperately to raise money After the casino, in order to seek her own good luck, she shouted loudly, not only broke the wine glass on the table, but also thundered afterward. Emotions make the picture extend more meanings and express deeper ideological content.
4. The perfect combination of picture and music enhances the expressive power of the film. When Lola grabbed the money and dragged her boyfriend to run out, the music suddenly changed to a melodious female voice, which was perfectly combined with Lola's excitement and satisfaction at this time. The contrast with the tension of Lola's running ahead makes the film more infectious.
5. The sound and the picture form a sound and picture montage. Strengthen the tension. In the last five seconds of Lola's second time to send money to her boyfriend. The film uses parallel montage and cross montage, paralleling the road where Lola runs and Manny waiting The supermarket door and the clock on the wall run three time-spaces, and finally cross at the door of the store. The use of this montage technique speeds up the time span, aggravates the texture of the film "Last Minute Rescue", and strengthens the tension. The sound of the second hand in the clock is infinitely amplified, which speeds up the narrative rhythm of the film, renders a tense atmosphere, and makes the film more dramatic.
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