Audio in Forbidden Lies

The audio makes use of dialogue, SFX and music, in order to create a humorous contrast between the obviously false fiction of the book, and the truth as the journalist uncovers more and more lies.

The music at the beginning of the clip us used to emulate the ridiculousness of the love-story, and creates a dreamlike scenario. SFX are used in the transition from the dreamlike fantasty into reality, as a humorous quip, again poking fun at the ridiculousness of the ficticious story in ‘Forbidden Love’.

These special effects are used again in the documentary each time the journalist uncovers another false fact from the book, and is like a recurring theme reflecting the fantastical sounds of dramatical love stories as the SFX are reminiscient of the sound effects you’d hear in typical modern TV soap operas, particularly in non-western countries.

The dialogue was recorded in interviews and is obviously quite formal, set up and the diologue has had an element of preparation. In the scene where the journalist’s reading of the book overlaps the author reading the same lines, the journalist was obviously asked to read out that part. It again creates a contrast between the fantastical way in which the author portrays the book and the funny way in which the journalist regards it as bullshit.