1. New Sound-Script:

This sound-script is primarily directed to my peers in 121B. Since the class is talking about voice-over and its importance, my claim deals with another aspect of voice-over and how it might more effectively engage the viewer of the movie. In this sound-script, I will focus on recording a voice-over for the same scene in A Mighty Heart with Angelina Jolie where her character is having to confront what happened to her beheaded husband before she gives birth to their child. I really felt that the voice-over’s style was effective, so I don’t want to drastically change the format, but rather include a greater emphasis on sound effects (like heavy breathing) in the cut. Minimal words will be said and instead of a narrative of what happened to her husband, I want to experiment with other sound effects that might also convey the message of the clip

2. Research Question:

How can the mere act of breathing engage the audience in a deeper manner rather than the use of words?

3. Claim:

The sound and visuals angles in a clip are both intertwined to create a harmony in the movie, but there are different types of voice-over which can be more effective in creating that unity in the clip. In a movie such as A Mighty Heart, the selected clip was intended to show the raw emotion of Jolie’s character. Just expressing her feelings verbally doesn’t convey that raw emotion in the way that short, heavy breaths do. So in some scenarios, sound effects can be more convincing than mere words. This is a risky claim because sound effects aren’t effective in every type of voice-over narration, so I need to clearly express the difference and give examples of correct and effective usage.

4. Importance of Claim and Sound-Script:

As stated in the first category, the class is studying the importance of voice-over narration, so my claim and sound-script present a different style of voice-over which further engages the idea of how voice-over might be important in the film industry.

5. Artifact:

I think the best artifact to use is Kozloff’s article, the “Introduction.” I am discussing the basics of voice-over in my claim and in order to do so I need to use the initial definitions presented to the class. This is a common ground which most of the class understands.

6. Questions about Claim:

– In what scenarios do sound effects create a negative effect towards a clip from a movie?

– Not a question, but I’m concerned about my ability to provide evidence to support my claim, and not be redundant in my paper.