I can't think of an example off-hand, but the issue that Arnt is investigating is made more complicated when one is seeing a movie with subtitles, and dialogue that is meant to be whispered or inaudible is subtitled and readable. Would this instance be including in your concerns, Arnt? Sandy Camargo >>With extreme long-shots wouldn't even normal conversation (if recorded >>naturalistically) be as inaudible as whispering? > >Of course, but I'm looking for scenes where everyday perception is >'stretched', as in so many other cases in film. Little dialogue is >recorded 'naturalistically' (cf. Altman 1992, for instance); even the >'hushed' dialogue in loads of 'typical' Hollywood films, would be >incomprehensible if experienced from the distance that the image >'suggests', in everyday life, that is (which I find interesting, as >it creates a very intimate/personal listening experience). > >Thanks, anyway, for good suggestions. > >Arnt > >---- >To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L >in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] Sandy Camargo Visiting Instructor Department of English University of Missouri ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]