ABSTRACT
The attitude of the filmmaker to their material. In accord with the world of the film or not. Dissonant tones. Heightened/muted tone. Tone and voice. Tone and distinctive storytelling. Examples of tone. Tone in novels vs. tone in screenplays. Danger of screenwriter–director clash of tone. Evolutionary nature of tone (Three Colors Blue, Roma). Juxtaposition of image and a voice-over (Midsommar). Contrast of tone in parallel action (Widows, The Godfather). Lack of clarity re tone can lead to production difficulties (A Clockwork Orange). Modulation of tone. Effects of tone on production design: sets, locations, space, light, state of repair, colors, hues, textures. Effects of tone on cinematography: lighting, framing, camera, lensing, contrast, saturation or desaturation. Effects of tone on editing: frequency and nature of cuts, motivation for cuts. Effects of tone on sound design: a resource for creating tone subliminally, as a post-production corrective or preconceived strategy. Danger of redundancy of tone. Embracing the tone of the screenplay and film.
