Dialogue
A woman begins to narrate Harold's actions, and as he is tying his tie (0.53) she almost uses a mocking tone which highlights the obscurity of his strange ways. This also adds an element of humour to the title sequence, and effectively conveys the comedy genre aspect of the film.
The last line of dialogue in the title sequence is 'On Wednesday, Harold's wrist-watch changed everything'. This is a powerful ending as it immediately creates a lot of enigma for an audience and poses many questions in their minds: How can a wrist-watch have such a large impact on a mans life? What happened to the wristwatch/what did it do?
A woman begins to narrate Harold's actions, and as he is tying his tie (0.53) she almost uses a mocking tone which highlights the obscurity of his strange ways. This also adds an element of humour to the title sequence, and effectively conveys the comedy genre aspect of the film.
The last line of dialogue in the title sequence is 'On Wednesday, Harold's wrist-watch changed everything'. This is a powerful ending as it immediately creates a lot of enigma for an audience and poses many questions in their minds: How can a wrist-watch have such a large impact on a mans life? What happened to the wristwatch/what did it do?
Music
A very repetitive and simple tune chimes in around 0.50, sounding as if the same key is being played on a piano, this could symbolise the repetitiveness of Harold's life and enhances his boring and mundane morning routine.
At some points, another layer is added to the background music and this creates the impression of it almost resembling the musical tick of a clock. Since the title sequence plays a lot of emphasis on Harold's wrist-watch and timings, the constant drone of this is the background links to this and ensure we always remember it.
Sometimes what Harold is doing corresponds to the rhythm of the music, and so even though it is non-diegetic we as an audience gain the impression that he can almost hear it too. An example of this is at 1.13 when Harold is jogging for the bus and his footsteps match the beat of the piano.
A very repetitive and simple tune chimes in around 0.50, sounding as if the same key is being played on a piano, this could symbolise the repetitiveness of Harold's life and enhances his boring and mundane morning routine.
At some points, another layer is added to the background music and this creates the impression of it almost resembling the musical tick of a clock. Since the title sequence plays a lot of emphasis on Harold's wrist-watch and timings, the constant drone of this is the background links to this and ensure we always remember it.
Sometimes what Harold is doing corresponds to the rhythm of the music, and so even though it is non-diegetic we as an audience gain the impression that he can almost hear it too. An example of this is at 1.13 when Harold is jogging for the bus and his footsteps match the beat of the piano.
Sound Effects
As we zoom in from outer space to Harold's bedroom, we hear general street noise such as traffic, dogs barking and chatter. This is accompanied with swoosh sound effects to emphasise the 'journey' we are taking. It also aids to establish the urban city setting.
Many diegetic sounds accompany Harold's actions such as when he is brushing his teeth at 0.34 and when he is washing the dishes at 2.30. These sounds help to involve us in the narrative and make us feel closer to Harold as we are a part of his daily life.
As we zoom in from outer space to Harold's bedroom, we hear general street noise such as traffic, dogs barking and chatter. This is accompanied with swoosh sound effects to emphasise the 'journey' we are taking. It also aids to establish the urban city setting.
Many diegetic sounds accompany Harold's actions such as when he is brushing his teeth at 0.34 and when he is washing the dishes at 2.30. These sounds help to involve us in the narrative and make us feel closer to Harold as we are a part of his daily life.
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