By Jess Collins and Anna Smith

FRANKENSTEIN SOUND DESIGN

- Frankenstein was set in the late 18 th Century in Geneva; The Swiss Alps, England and Scotland; Northern Ice.

- Themes: secrecy, monstrosity and sublime nature. - Tones: Gothic, Romantic, Tragic and Fatalistic.

- Victor Frankenstein wanted to expand human knowledge - He eventually found the secret to the creation of life- It took many months of his time creating the body for the creature he

was making. - The monster was forced to live on his own for 2 years meanwhile Victor

was drove to insanity for almost 6 months. - 2 years after creating the monster Victor had almost completely erased

him from his subconscious mind. - Elizabeth Lavenza is murdered- After the murder of Elizabeth Victor Frankenstein chases the monster

to the Northern Ice where he is rescued by Robert Walton.

CONTEXT AND PLOT

Frankenstein- The Monster

 

'But your not what I thought it would be, I thought I was making an angel !' were the first words I heard when I came to life. He doesn't think I'm an angel, well if he doesn't think I'm good enough to be his angel then so be it. Nobody

will be able to judge me, pick on me when I run away, far away into the deepest depths of the forest where the wolves attack.

As I ran up to the small house, when I heard her voice she sounded so sweet, she was so sweet. She was the first person who actually cared for me, who

actually talked to me without trying to kill me. She believed I was good, then he came and hurt me. He thought I was nothing, that I had no feelings but little did he know I would destroy the whole town. He didn't even let me talk, he just took

one look at me and thought I was bad, that I would hurt people but as soon as he shot me I changed. I no longer was the creature that tried to love and be

loved by all, no I was the creature that people would fear most! I would care for no one, as they didn't care about me. They turned me bad, they turned me evil!

SCRIPT

‘But your not what I thought it would be, I thought I was making an angel!’

VOICE OVER OF VICTOR

During the rest of the first paragraph we will have gothic dramatic music playing behind the speech, again non-diegetic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdetcnXj0J8&list=

PLABA1917C4BD30FEA

GOTHIC DRAMATIC MUSIC

During the line ‘the deepest depths where the wolves attack’ we want the diegetic

sound of a wolf howling in the distance to be heard.

Wolf Howling - YouTube

WOLVES HOWLING

During the first three sentences in the second paragraph of the monsters

monologue, softer more sentimental music will play.

Piano Music – YouTube

SENTIMENTAL SLOWER MUSIC

In the monologue where the monster says ‘then he came and hurt me’ the previous

dramatic gothic music will slowly crescendo and increase in pace.

FIRST MUSIC REPEATED WITH FASTER TEMPO AND UNDERLYING

BEAT

Thunder is a iconic sound for Frankenstein and is used in most theoretical productions and is also described in the novel by Mary Shelley. Therefore at the very end of the monologue when the monster says ‘they turned me bad, they turned me evil!’ a diegetic clash of thunder will be heard,

matched with lighting light effects. Thunderstorm - YouTube

CLASH OF THUNDER

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