THE AVENGERS: SOUND

PREP Watch the first 10 minutes (after the title sequence is over) of The Avengers on Clickview. Analyse how sound is used in the extract to create meaning. You can use any part of the opening scenes - both the opening scene at the seaside at Little Bazeley or the scene in Emma Peel's flat

• first identify an example - use terminology such as diegetic sound, non-diegetic sound, dialogue.
• then give the example - " Little Bazeley is constructed as a seaside village through realistic sound codes such as..."
• "One example of how sound is used is when Steed makes conversation with Emma Peel..."
• then explain what meaning is created - "In the exchange of dialogue between the fisherman and the undercover agent who arrives from the sea they talk about...... which creates suspicion and comedy because....."
• "Steed's dialogue reveals his accent and shows that he is..." "What Steed says to Emma Peel suggests that he feels in charge because...." /  "Emma's comment about the coffee and cream show that..." / "Emma's throwaway comment about having just finished a scientific article shows that..."

The connection between Emma peel and steed is presented through the relaxing non-diegetic Jazz music at the beginning of the scene. The music shows us the calm vibes of the atmosphere and the lack of tension between Emma and steed, it also shows us they like each other because if they didn’t the music would feel more uptight and dramatic. When Emma peel and steed start fencing the non-diegetic music starts to become faster pace, which shows us they are using more energy and builds up the feeling of suspense. 

In the opening scene the diegetic sound of the waves shows us that steed is located at a beach. There's also the non-diegetic sound of the music which is played as steed comes out of the sea in a black plastic bag, the music comes across as very smooth and relaxed, this shows that steed coming out of the plastic bag doesnt seem so weird as we would think it should be, the fisherman also just watches him normally as steed comes up and starts to ask him where he can find little basely. Steeds dialogue lets us hear his accent, and reveals the reason why steed is here. What steed said to the fisherman suggests he wants to go to little bazeley, and that he has never been there before as he asks the fisherman the directions to get to little bazeley.