Sound in T.V Drama.

Spooks:
In Spooks, there are many sounds used to convey the action within the scene. Firstly, we see our main character in a Court House being convicted of murder, at first the music used is 'spooky and mysterious' this is used to create suspense as the main character awaits her fate. As her fait is told there is a sudden forward movement of the camera, which could be seen as how deep she breathed in and companied with a 'bang' from the judges gavel also which could be seen to portray her shock and her heart dropping. Soon after, sad and 'serious' music is played to portray the emotion of everyone in the judge room as different emotions such as happy and sad are shown. There are also used of realistic sounds in the scene where there are two men walking. In the scene where they have two men arguing, a hand is seen slamed on the table and th

Bleak house:

In Bleak House, the director decided to use a hand held camera to convey the different 'shakey' emotions from both our characters as both were scared. Music is used to convey the emotions of the two characters in the scene. Sad music is first heard as we see the characters discussing a depressing topic. The music soon changes into 'sharp' music as one character tells the other something. This helps to create the effect of the topic being serious and/or shocking which conveys the feeling of our other character. However, the music then changes into a more joyful sound as reveals he wants her to be his wife. The joyful sound is also used to reflect on what the character feels.

Eastenders:

In Eastender, the only sounds used are realistic sounds such as the door slamming and dialogue between our two characters. However, at the end, the shows theme tune is played - this theme tune includes several bangs and violins. The use of this could be to tell the viewers that something is not right and in the next show it will be revealed.

Spooks (MI5):

In Spooks (MI5), there are many techniques used to keep their viewers interested. Serious sounds are used to create suspense and keep the viewers wondering what's going on. This is then followed by evil and mysterious sounds as one character holds a gun to another's head. We then hear sounds from the CCTV camera to show that they work and people are watching what's going on, also as the armed police force come onto the scene fast and action sounds are played to show how serious and big the situation is. We soon hear class breaking and a sharp sound is played as our character has a flashback.

 

Desperate Housewives - Goodbye baby Lily:

In Desperate Housewives, ambient and realistic sounds are used as the police and social workers knock on one of the main characters doors. They reveal that the baby one of the main characters want to adopt, family wants her back. As this is told to our character, sad and distress music is played since it reflects on the characters emotions as she tried to argue for the baby back. As the baby gets taken away & the real family comes to take her, deep and hurt sounds play to reflect on how deeply sadden the character is. At the end, a voice over is then heard, as one of the characters round up everything that happened in the show. The use of this is to help the audience get a better understanding of what happened and to identify with what's being said.