Sound Analysis - Obsession (Georgiou)

   Obsession

The film obsession has used off-screen sound to build suspense. In the scene where beyonce comes home and is turning of the alarm she hears the champagne bottle pop open. Beyonce facial expression informs the audience that she is apprehensive/curious to know what the noise was and where it was coming from. This is conventional because it builds tension and makes the audience expect something bad to happen.

The non diegetic sound is played at the beginning of the clip whilst beyonce is driving back to the house. This is effective because it makes the audience expect something bad to happen. the stalkers identity was hidden whilst the non diegetic sound was being played. This was effective because they both influenced each other to make the audience anxious. The sound is intense and dramatic which is conventional to the thriller genre because it builds up tensions and keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. Thriller films have high intense music because it builds up suspense in the scene and keeps the audience engaged.

When the stalker brakes into the house she smashes the door window. The diegetic sound of the glass smashing is effective because it shows that she is an intruder and that she shouldn't be there. The sound gets louder when she does this to emphasises the fact that she is on a mission and has planned something.  It also makes the audience aware of broken glass which could suggest someone is going to get hurt or even a potential murder. This diegetic sound it conventional to the thriller genre because It builds suspense and make the audience anxious.

In the scene the use of On-Screen sound is shown when beyonce it turning the alarm on for the house. This builds anticipation because the audience are aware that there is already and intruder in the house. This is seen in a close up so that when beyonce hears someone in the house her facial expression is shown in the centre of the screen drawing the audience eyes on her. This is conventional because the audience are aware that this is an important part of the scene because the enigma builds suspense.