The Dark Knight

Editing the movie "The Dark Knight" was a work of art in itself, with sequences of shots enveloped by creative lighting and sound. The special effects created by the editor made the movie characteristic of the movie's title, dark. The portrayal of the Joker by Heath Ledger was indeed evil. On the website, www.cinematical.com, written by Erik Davis on January 28, 2008, the author indicated how Heath Ledger hid himself away for about a month to work himself into his character role. In this account it was stated that Heath died of suicidal causes but on www.wikipedia.com it was stated his death was accidental.

I was particularly amazed at the use of color in the film. Paired with the trickery of make-up and the Joker's costume the surrealistic use of color amplifies the devilish qualities the Joker portrays. The Dark Knight is certainly not emitting any type of ambience, either through light or sound.

As for sound, the dialogue side of sound, Batman's voice is gruff and mysterious while the Joker's is evil and relentless. This has been obviously modified but adds dimension to the film. The three dimensional sound is created by layers of background city noises, explosions, spoken and almost whispering tones, all of which are blended and synthesized so well that one becomes relentlessly ambushed by the need to stay involved in the film, as though the watcher is not that at all. The watcher also plays a role in the film, the watcher IS Batman or the Police Commissioner or any other role opposite whom the camera is focused upon. As Batman speaks to the Police Commissioner, the watcher IS the Police Commissioner. The sound speaks to the one watching the movie.