Analysis of Sound - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

• The sound at the beginning starts of peaceful but slowly the tempo starts to rise creating tension.
• Then the noise of a typewriter appears (diegetic sound) followed by visuals of what appear to look like letters and then we see a man sat at a desk typing.
• Over the music comes a monologue of the man's thoughts. The man does not move his mouth to speak but we can hear his thoughts. This is done so that the audience knows what he is thinking and writing and also to stop him from appearing like a madman who talks to himself.
• There are several sound bridges in this sequence. The monologue continues but the visuals change.
• The feeling you get while someone tells you a story is recreated in these few seconds of films. This is done to engage with the audience and make them feel a deeper connection with the 'storyteller'.
• The calm of the monologue is quickly brought to a halt by the sound of an explosion which alerts the audience and creates a sense of fear among the audience.