user22897: I am planning a scene where the lead character sees a mother and child, it triggers a memory from his childhood. Instead of flashing back showing him as a child with his mum, we thought just have the audio over the top would work with an echo or other effect etc.  Does anyone know of any examples of this in other movies, as our DOP is
struggling to visualise how the final would work? I am sure I have seen it in other movies.

user5546: I can't think of specific examples, but what I can "see and hear in my mind" is:

a single shot of the character who's having the flashback
the actor's face is reacting to the audio in the flashback
the camera slowly zooms or trucks in on the actor's face
sounds in the present-time scene have become quieter and/or muffled
the audio flashback may have an echo or reverb added to it
there may be visual flashbacks subtly transposed over the present-time shot


22897: <p>I am planning a scene where the lead character sees a mother and child, it triggers a memory from his childhood. Instead of flashing back showing him as a child with his mum, we thought just have the audio over the top would work with an echo or other effect etc.  Does anyone know of any examples of this in other movies, as our DOP is
struggling to visualise how the final would work? I am sure I have seen it in other movies.</p>
 5546: <p>I can't think of specific examples, but what I can "see and hear in my mind" is:</p>

<ul>
<li>a single shot of the character who's having the flashback</li>
<li>the actor's face is reacting to the audio in the flashback</li>
<li>the camera slowly zooms or trucks in on the actor's face</li>
<li>sounds in the present-time scene have become quieter and/or muffled</li>
<li>the audio flashback may have an echo or reverb added to it</li>
<li>there <em>may be</em> visual flashbacks subtly transposed over the present-time shot</li>
</ul>
