Significance of the Audio Element ‘Pitch’, in Representation of the Emotion ‘Love’ (With Special Reference to Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’)

Abstract

A film is a collective interpretation of various elements like lighting, visuals, Camera angles, set design, costumes, acting of the actors involved in the film and last but not least the sound.
To list out there are several elements that create sound of a film. The list includes sound quality, continuity of sound, timing, diegetic and non-diegetic sound, pace, level and pitch of sound.
The presence of these audio elements in a certain manner represents a particular emotion depicted in a scene of a film.
This paper tries to explore the significance of the audio element ‘Pitch’, in the representation of the emotion ‘Love’, considering Charlie Chaplin’s ‘The Kid’ as a sample for the present study.
The paper dealt with one of the most iconic film by the legendary filmmaker Charlie Chaplin who is known for his famous character ‘The Tramp’. And this comic character is unique as it represents almost all the emotions in its signature style. This paper is a sincere effort to understand the significance of the audio element ‘pitch’ in representing the emotion ‘love’.