The Wilhelm Scream

THE WILHELM SCREAM

The Wilhelm scream is a stock sound effect (a pre recorded sound effect to be used for several different entertainment purposes) that has been used in more than 200 films, beginning in a 1951 film "Distant Drums". The scream is often used when someone is shot, falls from a great height or is thrown in/from an explosion.
It's most likely voiced by singer/actor Sheb Wooley. The sound is named after a character Private Wilhelm in a 1953's western film "The Charge at Feather River" in which he gets shot with an arrow.

This sound effect became really popular and is featured in many cartoons, films, tv programmes and video games.

Sound

Editing

Editing helps construct a narrative. We are so used to editing that we barely recognize it. Editing can be used to condense long boring activities into quick bursts of visual information.
Edits and transitions come in many forms. The simplest and the most common one is the 'cut'. People actually use it to cut the film.

• Transitions: Apart from cuts; there are some visually interesting transitions.
• Dissolve:- One scene dissolve into another, overlapping for a moment.

• Fade out/Fade in:- One scene fades out to black completely, then another fades in.
• Wipes:- One scene wipes across the screen, revealing or replacing the next one. This can happen in any direction.
• Iris:- The next scene replaces the last by appearing from the centre like the iris of an eye.
• Jump cut:- Two scenes that feature a common element right after one another, so something stays the same but the rest changes. This is used for disorienting or comedy effect.

In the film North by Northwest, the scene in the United Nations building have 27 cuts in between shots/scenes. The most frequent ones are during conversations so we can see the reaction on the characters faces. The cuts in the scene can help contain excitement and tension.

 

 

 

 

Sinister Movie Trailer:  It has fade in and fade out scenes, contain dissolves and have straight cuts in between scenes to create tension and excitement.

 

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9jcHWzdaO2I" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>