{"id":94030,"date":"2017-08-24T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=94030"},"modified":"2017-08-22T15:16:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-22T20:16:23","slug":"importance-silence-filmmaking-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/importance-silence-filmmaking-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the Importance of Silence in Filmmaking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"the-clever-use-of-silence-can-help-you-guide-your-audiences-reaction-to-your-film-lets-take-a-look-at-how-to-pull-it-off\">The clever use of silence can help you guide your audience&#8217;s reaction to your film. Let&#8217;s take a look at how to pull it off.<\/h2>\n<p><em>Cover image from <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0081398\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Raging Bull<\/a><em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Artists\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">United Artists<\/a>).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>While films like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6XMuUVw7TOM\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Baby Driver<\/em> may be the peak of creative sound design<\/a>,\u00a0films that know <strong>how to make use of\u00a0quietude and silence\u00a0<\/strong>are another way to move\u00a0audiences. Either approach<strong>\u00a0depends on what the story and style dictate<\/strong>. As a filmmaker, it\u2019s up to you to understand <strong>how to bring your story to life<\/strong>. So, let&#8217;s explore <strong>how silence can be an important filmmaking tool<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"force-the-audience-into-the-moment\"><b>Force the Audience into the Moment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Martin Scorsese - The Art of Silence\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/98240271?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this video essay by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/everyframeapainting\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Every Frame a Painting\u2019s Tony Zhou<\/a>, he breaks down how <strong>Martin Scorsese will often use silence in key sequences of his films to create heightened awareness<\/strong>. The audience feels the soundtrack disappearing beneath them,\u00a0<strong>forcing them to focus on the moment<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 often before Scorsese punches it back in abruptly\u00a0for a knock-out blow.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"give-action-extra-punch\"><b>Give Action Extra Punch<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PKJiwcGvaqI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2011, <strong>two stylized modern western films<\/strong>\u00a0premiered to widespread acclaim. While both <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0000759\/?ref_=tt_ov_dr\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">PT Anderson\u2019s <\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0469494\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There Will Be Blood<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coen_brothers\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Coen brothers\u2019 <\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0477348\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Country For Old Me<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0are memorable as perhaps the<strong> greatest films in their respective directors&#8217; filmographies<\/strong>, they stand apart in one key arena: <strong>soundtracks<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Audiences appreciate <em>There<\/em><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Will Be Blood<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for many reasons, among them the film&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>stark, abrupt, and chilling soundtrack<\/strong>, composed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jonny_Greenwood\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Radiohead\u2019s Jonny Greenwood<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No Country For Old Men<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is equally renowned for its <strong>directors\u2019 decision to forgo a soundtrack altogether<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The absence of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H_4hOY-9nKA\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non-diegetic composition<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can give an <strong>extra level of \u201crealness\u201d to your sequences<\/strong>. Emphasis on brutal actions, like <strong>car crashes or gun shots,<\/strong> seems more abrupt, and these sequences\u00a0<strong>hang in the air longer<\/strong> as the\u00a0audience lingers with the\u00a0<strong>echoes throughout an entire scene or film<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"convey-isolation\">Convey Isolation<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fF7Hh8jQftw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Silence can also be\u00a0powerful when it <strong>conveys the inner isolation of a character<\/strong>. This is famously apparent in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Graduate\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Mike Nichols&#8217;s\u00a0<em>The Graduate<\/em><\/a>, when a young\u00a0Benjamin Braddock<strong> isolates himself in the deep silence of his family&#8217;s swimming pool<\/strong>, escaping the pressures of the real world. As an audience, <strong>we enter\u00a0the character&#8217;s isolation in the scene as we experience the stillness \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0only to come\u00a0back, tongue-in-cheek, with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Sound_of_Silence\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Simon and Garfunkel&#8217;s recording of &#8220;The Sound of Silence.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 id=\"add-emotional-depth\"><b>Add Emotional Depth<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8DtLl8F7QJ4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a filmmaker, you can use <strong>many different techniques to cue emotional responses in your audience<\/strong>. One of the most powerful, as we see in the\u00a0above clip from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Peter Jackson\u2019s original<em> Lord of the Rings<\/em><\/a>, demonstrates how <strong>simply removing the sounds of the characters\u2019 cries of despair<\/strong> can seemingly make them <strong>that much more emotional and deep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>While Gandalf may be lost to the Balrog, <strong>the audience feels\u00a0the emptiness of grief with\u00a0the characters<\/strong>, creating a much more meaningful scene. This is a<strong>\u00a0powerful tool that\u00a0you can use to similar effect in your own films and projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For further inspiration, here&#8217;s a <strong>great top ten video<\/strong> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCVtL1edhT8qqY-j2JIndMzg\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Cinefix<\/a>\u00a0on some of <strong>the most famous uses of silence in film history<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o4j3zij8fXk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The clever use of silence can help you guide your audience&#8217;s reaction to your film. 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