"Alarm Chirps"

[Buttery Ken]

I think this is just a symptom of my complex mind but this has bugged me for years.

In almost every TV show or film I've seen, the exact same alarm chirp sound is used when someone gets out of a car and visibly 'blips' their car. I watched the first episode of Red Eye last night and it happened.

I believe this is the job of a Foley, but I genuinely fail to see the value in this particular addition. Nobody is going to stop watching a show if someone just gets out of their car and walks away.

What other useless additions to TV shows get your back up?


I know. Pointless discussion. But this is The Lounge

[Buttery Ken]

sicarumba said:

And then, as with this post, I over explain to get my point across and end up sounding nerdy because it winds me up so much.

Fear not - that winds me up too. Just keep the f*cking camera still!

I think I'd be better off just watching re-runs of Laurel & Hardy or something.

[Buttery Ken]

Spare tyre said:

Plip plip

That's the one!