Sound elements of Zoolander

Diegetic and non diegetic sound is present in every movie. Many times,

the director uses sound to convey the overall importance of a scene. In the

movie I chose for this assignment, Zoolander, directed by Ben Stiller, diegetic

and non diegetic sound is used heavily at the end of the movie to convey the

importance of the final climatic scene.

In the scene I chose, the main characters are all at a fashion show for

Mugatu, a very evil, but famous designer. Mugatu has brainwashed Derek

Zoolander, a model, to kill the prime minister of Malaysia because he proposes a

wage increase for garment workers in his country. When Zoolander is strutting

his stuff down the runway and the song “Relax” starts to play, he should then be

prompted to kill the prime minister who is sitting at the end of the runway.

Derek’s sidekick Hansel is aware of what is going on and tries to stop the...