Session Focus: Examining the toolbox of storytelling in television drama. One may think combining a profusion of images, sounds, music and words, makes for a more powerful and dramatic effect. But sometimes less is more! What visual and audio contribute judiciously to the tension, the pacing and the overall appreciation of a fiction? How can we skillfully use and gauge script, footage, sound, directing and editing to give the audience the most optimal experience? When is silence just empty and when does silence speak louder than words? In this session we get to ‘listen’ to three examples of fiction that cleverly use sound and silence.
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