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The film "Hunting in Wartime" is about real-life accounts of Tlingit Native Americans who fought in the Vietnam War retelling their own experiences before, during, and after the war. The film goes through the Veterans' trauma and morals, as well as their hunting experience. It goes through a lot of details and with the sounds and visuals can show the audience the mood of the situation. This element is what makes the film unique to approach a subject.
Sound Design is one of the key things that the film uses to tell the stories. One instance of sound design is the scene where the Soldiers were first sent to Vietnam. The scene starts with a bustling town, where we hear a lot of talking and then calming waves. However, the scene changes and we hear explosions, helicopters, gunshots, and well as dark music in the background. This shows us how the first impressions of Vietnam for the Soldiers. From being calming and beautiful to a being living nightmare. This helps to add to the mood of the scene.
Another instance is when Victor Bean(one of the veterans) recalls a time during the war where he and his company decided to stop to take a lunch break. In that scene when Bean shoots at three Vietnamese soldiers, we hear a gun being cocked and then a distant sound of a gun firing. This allows the audience to feel empathy for Victor as the sounds add to his story.
And finally, at the end of the film, all of the interviewees tell us about their post-Vietnam War experiences. We hear a traditional Tlingit performance in the background. With singing and drums. This shows us that they are back to their community and are content with their own lives.
In the film, we often see visuals that go along with the stories. It represents the Veterans that are in the film. For example, in the film, we see a series of parts about five children leaving their father for the first time. It starts with a cycle of the children being too scared to go down to earth. Even though the things that scare them are harmless, they still go back to their father. As the film goes progress, we see the children finally being able to go down, only to find out they have to survive on their own from clans of warriors. At the end of this, we see the children getting bigger and eventually making peace with the other clans and going home to their father. This animation helps represents the experiences of the Veterans during the war. Where they are first scared of going and are forced to kill people to survive. We then see the Veterans getting along with a small village. This can represent them making peace. And eventually going home.
Sound Design is one of the key things that the film uses to tell the stories. One instance of sound design is the scene where the Soldiers were first sent to Vietnam. The scene starts with a bustling town, where we hear a lot of talking and then calming waves. However, the scene changes and we hear explosions, helicopters, gunshots, and well as dark music in the background. This shows us how the first impressions of Vietnam for the Soldiers. From being calming and beautiful to a being living nightmare. This helps to add to the mood of the scene.
Another instance is when Victor Bean(one of the veterans) recalls a time during the war where he and his company decided to stop to take a lunch break. In that scene when Bean shoots at three Vietnamese soldiers, we hear a gun being cocked and then a distant sound of a gun firing. This allows the audience to feel empathy for Victor as the sounds add to his story.
And finally, at the end of the film, all of the interviewees tell us about their post-Vietnam War experiences. We hear a traditional Tlingit performance in the background. With singing and drums. This shows us that they are back to their community and are content with their own lives.
In the film, we often see visuals that go along with the stories. It represents the Veterans that are in the film. For example, in the film, we see a series of parts about five children leaving their father for the first time. It starts with a cycle of the children being too scared to go down to earth. Even though the things that scare them are harmless, they still go back to their father. As the film goes progress, we see the children finally being able to go down, only to find out they have to survive on their own from clans of warriors. At the end of this, we see the children getting bigger and eventually making peace with the other clans and going home to their father. This animation helps represents the experiences of the Veterans during the war. Where they are first scared of going and are forced to kill people to survive. We then see the Veterans getting along with a small village. This can represent them making peace. And eventually going home.
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