Listening Task

Note down what sounds you hear and how you know where they are and what is
happening.

Drama: Use of sound Use of Use of Music Use of silence Characters or

Narrative narrator
Dark There are quite The storyline is Occasionally there is There is very rarely There are two male
Passeng a few Foley based off of two music played silence in this characters. We
er sounds in the people having a throughout this piece. However, in assume that they
piece. These conversation. piece, for example: the one section are both friends, and
foley sounds These two there is relatively that it was used, at from the line “well
What is
help to give the peoples sinister music is 5.10, it is filled go hang out with
drama
about? scenarios in the conversations introduced when the Foley sounds of your stoner friends”
piece more can help the characters start walking and this indicates that
context. For audience having a someone they are quite
Two example, we understand a conversation about humming. This was different people, yet
teenage can tell that the lot about the the family who lived done well because they are still friends.
friends two characters piece, for in that farmhouse at it showed that a There is also a
start are in a car due example, they 3.56. This helps to little bit of time narrator in the piece,
scaring
to there being talk about the create a feeling of was passing and this helps to give
each other
on the tire screeching quality of the weariness within the one of the context to the
drive to a noises and also character’s listeners. The characters lowkey audience at the
dismal the sound of a driving skills, so sinister music is the singing “keep on beginning of the
“haunted” radio in the we can sound of a guitar walking” allowed piece. The narration
house on background. understand that being plucked, the the listener to is also in first
the coast This is well done they are in a guitar is being visualize the two person, meaning the
of Maine. because the car, and also played fairly slowly, characters walking audience can
But when
volume of these they talk about this giving it it’s to the house. interpret this as
their
innocent audios is not too going to a eerie vibe; if it was Despite the singing being one of the
fun starts quiet and certain location being played fast, feeling slightly characters which is
to become they’re not too and the history the mood of the awkward and out in the story. The
all too loud, meaning of it, meaning scene would be of place, it worked narration can also
real, they we don’t get we can interpret quite different, it well. help the listeners to
soon distracted by what they are would have given it connect with one of
realize these noises, doing. This is a happier tone. This the characters
what true
terror is.
but we very important music slowly fades because he
acknowledge for a radio out as they carry on describes his
them. drama because their conversation feelings; this
We can also tell without and as they try to connection can help
when the two mentioning find a way into the the audience to
characters leave certain details, house. I think this understand him
their car a listener can was very well done, better.
because there become very because the change We can guess that
are sounds of confused and wasn’t very the two characters
the two closing not understand noticeable, and it are from and are in
the car doors the storyline assured the America due to their
and the radio easily, making it audience that the accents.
stops playing. hard for a story was back to
The audience listener to being peaceful.
can also maintain In the beginning of
understand concentration the piece, there is
when the two on a piece. also a guitar being
are walking strum in mostly
because there minor chords, chords
are Foley which help to give
sounds of the the effect of sad or
two walking on negative emotions.
different The guitar is being
surfaces. If strum relatively
these audios quickly, which helps
weren’t there, it to give the piece a
would have feeling of suspense,
been assumed this helps the
that they were audience to realise
stationary. the tone of the radio
drama.
 Listening Task

Drama: Use of sound Use of Use of Music Use of silence Characters or

Narrative narrator
The Troll The sounds used in The way Jaime’s The guitar piece There is not any In the piece there
of this piece help the emotions were in the beginning silence used in are two main male
Stoney listener immensely portrayed was is mostly calm piece. However, characters, Jaime
Brook to know what is fantastic, the and subtle. It is a there are times and Rick, who the
occurring in the listener could good piece of where there is story revolves
What is
drama drama. The sounds understand what music to have minimal amount around. There are
about? in the beginning of he was feeling, under the of sounds. For also other side
the piece are loud and the severity narration, example, when characters, such as
An awkward
and have the of his emotions. because it is not Jaime is driving friends, who help to
teenager, resemblance to a bar For example, by distracting, and it home after give the piece more
Jamie, is or club, and this can him stuttering can allow the leaving the context.
driving be interpreted by the when trying to listener to focus party and is From their accents
home one
night from a audience because of talk to the girl, on what the reaching for his we can tell that they
party when the loud background we can narrator is phone, you can are American.
he hits noise, talking, and understand that saying. The hear the noise
something –
something
rock music. he is was guitar piece fades of the car on The narration used
big. His The audience can nervous, and out discreetly and the road and in the piece is very
pushy co- also understand when he hit the leaves the the phone laid back and
worker, when things are troll with his car, narrator’s last ringing. If these conversational.
Rick, talks
him into getting further away, we could hear the sentence with no sounds weren’t Rhetorical questions
going back due to the sounds fear and background there, we would are being asked and
to the scene getting quieter, for confusion in his music, this not be able to the narrator is
of the
accident…
example, when Jaime voice. emphasising understand laughing and, in a
and what is leaving the party, what he is what was way, mocking
they find the voices of the Also, at the saying. happening in himself and what
will change people he is talking beginning, we the story and he’s seen. This helps
them both
forever. to becomes quitter, can hear Jaime’s the listener the audience to feel
signalling that he inner thoughts of would become comfortable and
has moved away him trying to very confused. relaxed at the
from them. We can psyche himself beginning of the
also understand why up to try and talk piece, but to also
Jaime hit the troll to the girl, this give them a hint as
with his car, because was done by to what the storyline
of the muffled noises having the audio is.
of things moving and slightly drowned
this helps the out. The narration in the
listener to visualise beginning was also
Jaime reaching for Overall, in this very intriguing
his phone and not piece the main because it gave you
looking at the road section of the right amount of
whilst driving. dialogue is small information to know
We can tell when talk and then the narrative, but
Jaime is outside Jaime talking to also enough to make
when it’s late himself in you want to hear
because of the extreme more and know the
sound of him walking confusion when ending.
on gravel and the he finds the troll.
crickets. The beginning of
Also, when he a piece is usually
encounters the troll, where you learn
unusual sounds and the most about a
music is used, and character, and in
this helps the the first 5
audience to realise minutes, we learn
that the creature is that Jaime is not
not of this planet and the most
could be sociable.
supernatural.