Now watch the film with both audio and image present. Does the music work with [he image? Do the sound elements of dialog and effects sound natural in the aural landscape and match ihe physical landscape? Carefully watch the film to try to determine how the audio director miked the actors.
Finding the answer pulls you away from your primary task, which is to study the various aspects of the film, so that you may grow in your own filmmaking. There is a very easy solution, though somewhat time-consuming: watch the film twice, once for enjoyment and once for study.
To really give a film your total critical attention, you have to distance yourself and become a totally objective viewer. This can be difficult to do. especially if the film is well done and pulls you into the story with characters that you begin to care about, thrust into a situation that seems insurmountable. Will they escape? Will they fall in love?
