Audio analysis and how the elements co-operate

How Diegetic, Non-diegetic and Voice over co-operate

In the opening clip to X-men 1 it uses a series of diegetic, non-diegetic audio and a Voice over to complete the opening scene. Firstly the clip introduces a conversation between Wolverene and Proffesor X, this introduces the scene well by giving the viewer an idea and expectation of the events within the opening. It also begins with music underneath the dialogue (non-diegetic) this contrasts with the dialogue giving the scene a mood. The music has no vocals within the song so that the viewer can stick to whats going on throughout. When Proffesor X begins to talk to Wolverene it shows a group of boys playing basket ball, Proffesor x pauses in the voice over. He does this so that the viewers can hear one of the boys say 'hey no powers' which narrates the scene clearly because by the atmosphere it is set in, it shows the audience how to them that's normal life. The music also competes with the diegetic audio by playing underneath the diegetic dialogue quietly as if the music itself is contradicting the scene by playing a calm, almost magical sequence. Once the diegetic and non-diegetic audio has narrated the short clips, the voice over returns and begins to narrate the clips again : 'To the public...' which also contradicts the scene thats being set purely because the boy is running across water. This clip has no diegetic sound effects which shows that the activity within the school is being hidden from the rest of the public, it’s shown as if the viewer is looking from a perspective that doesn’t know what the school is capable of and focusing on the voice over more than the scene but also paying attention to the fact that the boy is running on water. The non-diegetic music changes key, it begins to become lower which is more mysterious co-operating with the clip of the idea that it’s unknown. After this, above the voice over flying disks are narrated by a strong diegetic sound effectwhich shows the viewer what to associate the sound with. Each diegetic, non-diegetic and voice over works well together building the scene slowly to eventually