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In Figure 8.1, the first
shot in a scene from The Wonder Years, Haley sits in
a high school cafeteria, eating lunch. In the background are
the program's central figure, Kevin, and two friends of his.
Sound is used in this shot to draw our attention from her
to Kevin's table at the back of the image, as we hear what
they say about her. Although Kevin and the others are in the
background, their voices are louder than the ambient sound.
It might seem strange, but Haley does not hear their voices
even though we do and we are closer to her than we are to
them. That is, if we were standing where the camera was positioned
then we could hear Kevin only if Haley could, too.
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