Spooks analysis

In the Spooks extract, non-diegetic sound changes throughout to create more tension and to communicate to the viewers that the tone is about to change and so is the atmosphere within the scene. In this case from dark to threatening, which ultimately draws the audience in.


We can see this when the background/non-diegetic sound, which is a low eerie music, becomes more dominating as the scene plays out. Strings are added as an extra layer to the background to direct the viewer to concentrate more and to notify them that what is coming next is an important and climatic part of the scene. The music heightens the viewers interest and foreshadows from the start that there will be a climax to the scene, and it does this by developing it's sound and adding in layers.


Diegetic sound also plays a big part in setting the scene as we can tell by the characters tone of voice that an interrogation and hostage-like situation is taking place.






Lighting, also, is a crucial part in setting the scene and establishing it as a evil, uncomfortable situation. From it's opening shot to the end, the lighting remains dark and intimidating. When we see close ups of the antagonists face we can see only one side fully as the dark lighting/ shadows in the room conceals his other half.


From this we can tell that he possesses an evil position in the scene and, as he is in control of the situation, we can assume that the dark lighting was of his intent to perhaps try and scare his hostage, which tells us as an audience that he is a dark character.