Sound in Slumdog Millionaire

How is sound used primarily in this clip?

The most prominent sound is the distorted diagetic sound heard by the main character in his flashbacks to the attack on his slum. Non-diagetic sound is introduced when the two boys begin running, the sound introduced is a drumming track, that could be seen to mirror the heartbeat of the boys or their footsteps as they run. This builds tension for the audience as we begin to not only see, but hear things from the perspective of the main character and from this point we are able to empathise with him.

All diagetic and non-diagetic sound fades away at once as we see the character returning to the gameshow. The only sound we hear at this point is the character's dialogue, this is important as it is the character explaining how he feels about what happened to him in the flashback, lack of any other sound draws attention to what he is saying and makes the audience focus on him.

The diagetic sound of the mob charging toward the slum is loud, chaotic and confusing although it is sometimes muffled, much like the sound of the audience cheering in the gameshow. The similarities between the sounds strongly contrast with the differences of the scenes they belong to. 

How is Mise-en-Scene used in the opening of 'Romeo & Juliet' to make meaning for an audience?

Mise-en-Scene is the collective term for the attributes of a film that tie a scene together, including the setting, costume and make-up, props and other less obvious details that characterise the spaces filmed such as lighting.

To develop our understanding of this concept we applied it to the opening of Baz Luhrmann's interpretation of William Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet'. The first thing I recognised upon watching the opening was the fact that the writers had chosen to set the film in Verona Beach. I think that they chose to do this because
it reflects the original Shakespeare play, which is
set in Verona, Italy. Immediately this sets the scene in a modern environment and shows the audience that this film is going to be a modern day version of the original.

In Luhrmann's interpretation of Romeo & Juliet  distinct costume is also used in order for the audience to be able to tell the Shakespearean houses apart.  Members of the house of Montague are seen wearing bright, fluorescent colours and would appear in limited clothing, often only a Hawaiian flowery shirt and shorts/jeans.  On the other hand, people associated with the house of Capulet appeared to wear more sophisticated outfits, usually based around dark reds, blues and blacks; indicating affluence.

Luhrmann also effectively uses props to subconsciously explain the goings on within a shot.  For example, during the opening scene of the shoot-out between the two houses, a sign saying "Add more fuel to your fire" is continuously featured in in-between shots, after either house Capulet or Montague have been in shot.  "Add more fuel to your fire" suggests that this brawl between houses will only add to the chaos of the existing feud, indicating to the audience the path which the film is going to follow.