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Sin City Shooters uses natural sound well

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Sin City Shooters employs the powerful sound of the gun within the first moments of the video. This natural sound is used with a close shot of the pistol being fired. Initially the sound level of the gunshots is high, as the first interviewee begins to speak, the sound is brought down to a lower level and used as an effective transition. The first interviewee is a lively personality and her voice is clear and full. Camera provides perspectives from behind the gun and in front of the barrel. Edits are clean and seamless. Filmmakers use the available landscape for backdrop of interviews well. Though the subject of the video is repetitive and seems hard pressed to find a sound bite worth adding to the piece. The content of the interviews is weak.

Written by pbsmith

July 17th, 2009 at 10:22 pm