Film Vs Play

The movie and audio play “Sorry Wrong Number” both have very special attributes that added to the overall meaning and plot of the piece. To make their individual genre a successful medium for the piece, both demonstrated different individual qualities. The audio play, who relied solely on sound to communicate the piece, uses tone, sound effects, and mental imagery to deliver the piece. On the other hand is the movie who uses action and flashbacks, to build character and plot. Though both have vastly different genre, they use their own special aspects to perfectly deliver the piece “Sorry Wrong Number”. The audio play “Sorry Wrong Number” create the plot, setting, and character based solely on sound. First, to create the characters, the audio play introduce them by the script and uses the tone of each person, how they speak, and how they react to add on to each character's individual personality and character. Every line is carefully structured to provide information to the listener, whether it be something about the character’s personality, a physical trait about a character, or the plot. For Mrs. Stevenston they added lines such as “ My health is very poor…” to …show more content…
The movie needed to meet both visual and auditory standards to appeal to the movie industry, therefore a lot more was added to the story than just the standard audio piece “Sorry Wrong Number.” The story added profusion of flashbacks, like how Mrs. Stevenson and her husband met, starting the story off. The movie then goes on as Mrs. Stevenson finds new information each time, like how Mr. Stevenson met with Sally Hunt. Adding these flashbacks and clues, engages the watchers into solving what is going on. It keeps the watchers full of suspense and curious about this mysterious murder call Mrs. Stevenson heard. With all this the movie perfectly presents the piece’s