Question

Shot 1: a wide shot establishing the setting as a fairly typical playground inside a chain-link fence with a city sprawling around it
Shots 2–4: a series of jump cuts showing a group of children playing kickball, playful music in the background
Shot 5: a wide shot showing the first flakes of purple snow falling from the sky, the background music now silent
Shot 6: a reaction shot as the children notice the bizarre color of the snow and begin to shout and run
Shot 7: a close-up reaction shot showing one child staring at the purple snow in wonder, reaching out to catch a snowflake on her mitten, soft background music swelling in the background
Which sound technique does the video use to convey something about the purple snow?

(1 point)
Responses

silencing the music in shot 5 to draw attention to the unusual nature of the snow
silencing the music in shot 5 to draw attention to the unusual nature of the snow

including shouting in shot 6 to establish that the snow is dangerous and causes the children pain
including shouting in shot 6 to establish that the snow is dangerous and causes the children pain

including playful music in shots 2–4 to establish that people have fun when it is not snowing
including playful music in shots 2–4 to establish that people have fun when it is not snowing

adding music in shot 7 to show that the snow is normal after all

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:

**silencing the music in shot 5 to draw attention to the unusual nature of the snow**