Planting Sound

Write sounds into the background of scenes, setting them up for fuller presence later. If a train becomes important late in the story, mention the wail of a distant train early in the screenplay. This sort of auditory planting quietly strengthens the structure of the story in your reader’s mind.

-David Bordwell summarizing Amos Poe. “Manhattan: Symphony of a Great City.” Observations on film art and Film Art. 11 Jan 2008.

(This is something that could also be done visually in comics. Similar to what Groensteen calls braiding (tressage).)

Tags: braiding, repetition, sound

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