THE USE OF SOUND IN APOCALYPSE NOW

Apocalypse Now (1979, Francis Coppola) – Opening Sequence; ‘This is the End...’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njfbVrYn4CU

(You may need to consider the use of editing, mise-en-scene and cinematography)

You must be able to differentiate between diegetic and non-diegetic sound:

Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originating from the source within the film’s world:

• voices of characters
• sounds made by objects in the story
• music represented as coming from the instruments in the story space

Non diegetic sound is represented as coming from a source outside the story space:

• narrators commentary--voice over
• sound effects
• musical score

Watch the sequence then makes NOTES under the following headings:

1). SOUND EFFECTS

2). MUSIC/LYRICS

3). DIALOGUE/SPEECH

Using your notes, write a 500 word response to the following question:

How does the opening sequence to APOCALYPSE NOW use sound to create meaning and generate an emotional response?