Sound Analysis

Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix 

Most of the sound in this clip is sound effects; from the fireworks to the broomsticks. These sound effects complement the genre of fantasy and fit in with the whole essence of the film. Furthermore, these sound effects would also be diegetic simply due to the genre.

In the beginning of this film clip there is an absence of sound, which creates tension. The diegetic sound of the quills writing emphasise the silence of the room. The diegetic sound of the banging also creates tension and to further emphasise this the woman's heels create an echo in the room. The fast paced sound of clicking build up the suspense to what is about to happen next. 

There is also a sound bridge as when she comes out of the room, we hear the sound of the little spark and then we see it in front of her face. In addition to this sound bridge, there is also another one when the boys come around the corner on their broomsticks; we hear the sound of them shouting when the camera is still on the woman and then we see them. This suggests that they are charging in and about to carry out something rather interesting. 

There is the non-diegetic sound of the upbeat, cheerful sounding music that comes in when the boys come in throwing fireworks. This music is parallel to the scene as it is a rather fun, fast paced scene, complementing the music. There is of course the diegetic sound of the fireworks, the paper flying everywhere and the broomsticks. The dialogue from everyone is over the top of the non-diegetic music in order for us to hear it. 

When the dragon firework is produced, the very jolly music then makes a transition to a very eerie type of music which has a slower paced beat, raising more tension. Her screams also suggest to the viewer that she is afraid, along with her facial expression. We can assume that the sound of the closing mouth, from the dragon, is diegetic due to the genre of this film being a fantasy. At this moment, all the non-diegetic music stops and everything becomes diegetic as we hear the paper falling and the sparks dying out.