Talk:Round One/@comment-216.223.27.22-20151026174645/@comment-4010415-20151026191412

"Again, the whole 'blur effect' is not proof, just special effects by the producers."

And producers use special effects for specific reasons! What do you want them to do, flash the words "This is a dream sequence" on the screen? No! They have to use special effects and music to tell us that.

It's like when something hits the ground and the whole screen shakes. Producers used that "shaking screen" effect to tell us "That thing hit the ground really hard."

Using visuals, including special effects and art direction, to convey something to the audience is part of "Show, don't tell." Music fits into that, as well. You use creepy music when something scary or bad is about to happen. You use sinister music when the villain is onscreen. Some of the music when Ruby was talking to Summer's grave was to the tune of All Our Days, lending a more touching, emotional feel to the scene.

In No Brakes, the camera bumped and got blurry for a split second every once in a while, while Team RWBY and Oobleck were on top of the train. The music was fast-paced and intense, with train bells.

Special effects, art direction, music, body language, camera angles - many things go into visually conveying something to the audience without having to actually say anything out loud.