• To signify that this film is of the crime genre, the initial non- diegetic background sound is fast paced and upbeat to coincide with the action of the protagonist character (Renton) running through the streets to escape the police. This also helps to enhance the drama side of the film as by having the music at a fast pace and at a high amplitude it heightens the drama from the viewers perspective. Additionally the diegetic sound of Renton being hit by the car, the driver shouting at him and the running sounds the other characters affect the sound field as the sounds come from different directions, making the viewer feel more tense as all of the sounds layered together keep the viewer interested.
The sound in the opening scene is fairly unconventional as usually you would expect serious and potentially quieter sound for a drama/crime film, however the sound here is quite upbeat. Although having upbeat music does add a dramatic element to the film in the way that they have portrayed it, it is not what you would conventionally expect. As well this, you would typically expect the amplitude of the sound to increase as the drama heightens however this does not occur here.
The non- diegetic voice over builds the expectations of the audience by outlining what the viewers can expect from the rest of the film. The accent of the protagonist character which we hear in the non-diegetic voice over also presents to the audience the setting of the film as he is Scottish which therefore predominately aims the film towards a British audience. This allows the audience to identify with the character and build a relationship with them as they find the accent familiar. The initial face paced background sound also allows expectations to be built as it makes the audience feel tense as they are awaiting to see the outcome of the scene.
sound is not contrapuntal and therefore matches the actions of the characters. The initial background music conicides with the characters espacing the police as they ar running quickly down the street and the music is fast paced to go alongside this. We also hear digetic sounds which obviously match what we see as they present the actions of what ocurs on screen, eg, people cheering in the football crowd, the characters running, renton being hit by a car and the driver shouting at him, etc.
diegetic sounds are less significant than the non-diegetic sounds in the opening scene as they are mainly used to allow the scenes to make sense and appear as though they are actually happening whilst he thinks about what he’s saying in the voice over. These sound consist of Renton being hit by a car and the driver shouting at him, his friends running away after he gets hit, the football players on his team shouting to each other and talking, the crowd shouting to the football team, Renton hitting the floor when he falls onto the ground, etc.
non-diegetic sounds that are used are the fast paced background music and the voice over that layers on top of this. The non-diegetic background music is particularly loud and significant in the beginning scene when the characters are shown running down the street. When Renton gets hit, the volume decreases slightly as the drama decreases and the voice over becomes more significant which is made obvious by the background sound decreasing, therefore making it easier to hear. What he is saying also becomes more significant as he begins talking more about drugs, which sets the main basis for the plot of the film.
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