The main purpose of this essay is to analyze an excerpt from my chosen film "Bourne Identity (2002)", discussing the different techniques used in the extracted clip, such as on-screen graphics . The main goal of this essay is to discuss how "sound establishes moods and may even drive the entire atmosphere of a film, guiding its narrative [1]", (human voice, sound effects and music ). In my conclusion I intend to provide a synopsis on Bourne Identity as an additional appendix to this essay. I will first begin to discuss the clip I have chosen for the duration of this essay, in the opening scene which opens with fishermen happily playing cards aboard their boat, waiting for the current storm, which has interrupted the possibility of catching some fish. When one of the seven fishermen goes on deck, he finds an unexpected type of fish, which is in the shape of a man whose injured body is discovered by the fisherman, Jason Bourne, who is then reeled in as a fish, who is then nursed. returned to full health after receiving multiple gunshot wounds to his lower and upper back. During the opening sequence, the audience is introduced to the sound of crashing waves and striking thunder, which could represent an introduction to a powerful, supernatural, out-of-this-world human being who has just fallen to earth, similar to the opening scene of "Terminator (1984)". Thunder represents a strong amount of energy and dynamics in the atmosphere. Although this clip is an essential viewing experience for the audience, the audience still cannot ignore the powerful background noise, coming from the thunder and lights. This ease in crossing narrative boundaries puts music in a position to liberate the image from the rigid r...... middle of paper ......production at Film SoundAvailable: http://filmsound.org/ marshall/index. htm [2]Accessible: Diegetic and non-diegetic soundAvailable: http://filmsound.org/terminology/diegetic.htm [3]AccessibleFilm Theory: SoundAvailable: http://lavender.fortunecity.com/hawkslane/575/theory - of-film.htm [4]Accessed: The Bourne Identity Movie ReviewAccessed: http://www.directessays.com/viewpaper/90061.html [5]Available:Rick Altman, Sound Theory and Sound Practice (AFI Film Reader ), Routledge (New York and London) Published in 1992 by the American Film Institute [6]The Importance of Vision: Persuasion and The PicturesqueAvailable http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3886237?uid=3738032&uid=2129&uid =2&uid =70&uid=4&sid=47698765773897Access: Angela Carter's Night at the Circus: A Routledge story guide by Helen Stoddart, Pb. March 31st 2007.