Almost Famous

     Almost Famous is a film that uses sound to display much of it's climatic moments in the film. William Miller who is inspired by many bands of the time faces one of his biggest assignments yet, which is to interview the band Stillwater. We meet many of the band members of Stillwater as William is off to experience how it is to be on tour and live with the band. We see that William looks happy as he is talking to his mom on the phone, but with the background noise going on and everybody talking over William, we can tell that he is completely out of power and that he has no control of anything as he is trying to tell his mom about the trip. 

     The sound effects really put a lot of meaning into a film because it gives the audience that emotional appeal.When Stillwater signed with a new manager and take a plane for the first time they experience a crucial landing. The sounds that are used tells the audience that we should be afraid or scared of what is going on for our characters in the movie. Each character tells us a little more about themselves as there then becomes some calming music that you can tell has drama in it. 

     As, William is living the dream on a tour with Stillwater he still has a job to do, which is to interview the band about what music is really all about. With all troubles William experiences he has someone to talk to, which is, Lester Bangs. Stillwater wants William to write cool and good things about the group, but when really a reporter should write everything that they see and do. Lester gives William some advice and says that if he does want to be a good friend to the band he should "Be honest, and unmerciful." With all that being said, William writes all of the things he experienced with the band and soon the band finds out about the whole story. Our actor's style of acting then changes from being a mellow, fun, and cool to a aggravated, angry, and annoyed actor. Sound is a very important role in film making because without it there wouldn't be any outputting emotions to give the audience any signs of how our characters feel throughout the film.