Direct sound is the sound that is recorded at the time of filming. “Schindler’s list” (dir. Steven Spielberg) is a movie about a Holocaust. Spielberg travelled to Poland in spring 1993 trying to recreate the terror of Karkow’s jewish ghetto and concentration camp. The story is about a German business man who isn’t successful before war and after, but durign IIWW he used its cover to run factories that saves Jewish lifes. His first factory makes pots and pans and another one- shell casings that make hardly any contributions to Nazi War effort.
One of the most memorable scenes personally is Nazi playing piano and other soldiers keep killing Jews that were hiding in the cupboards, under beds, basements or even inside the piano. It is the perfect example of direct/synchronous sound. It is a background sound for people hiding in the rooms being killed by Nazis and background to all the shooting that happened in the building. It is like a call for Jews to remind them they can’t stay safe. Jews couldn’t make any noise, Nazi could play piano anytime- it is a contrast of occupiers and occupied people.