An Analysis Of A Scene In The Burmese Harp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbejd7WA5kA 53:34-54:43 About 50 minutes into The Burmese Harp , the character Mizushima comes across dead bodies in a desert, canyon area. If you look at the moment where the film dissolves from a shot that looks like a forest to a shot that looks like a rock canyon, you may notice that white noise is introduced. The use of white noise is very interesting, because it's literally the noise that's recorded when nothing is said into a microphone. It's essentially the sound of nothing, yet it's still recorded. When I look at this scene, it feels like something's with or watching Mizushima. In addition to the presence of white noise, there's also a shot of him walking through the canyon that lasts a solid 26 seconds. It really gives you the feel of a journey that has lasted a long time. There's a shot of Mizushima checking out what's on the ground. The shot becomes a close up because he mov...