Sound

Why is sound important in creating meaning for the audience?

Sound is a very important and affective tool used in films. For example in horror films creaky music gives off intense suspense to the audience.The music of the film depends on the genre.

Diegesis is the narrative construct that everything takes place in, it is the 'story world/ the world the film or tv programme takes place in'.
how real the diegesis appears is linked to the level of 'verisimilitude' )which means the appearance of being real)'.


Diegetic Sound

Is the noises that are happeninig from within the diegetic (the story world)
e.g sound effects- footsteps,dialogue

They are added during production and post production to create meaning. Sound effects and dialogue in particullar are planned carefully during pre-production

Synchronouns Sounds
Sounds which are synchronized or matched with what is viewed.This is a diegetic sound.
Used for footsteps or movement. Also when characters play instruments the sound is added post production.

Ambient Sound

Refers to any sounds that are used to establish location. e.g back ground noise to make it natural


Dialogue is the voice of the character on screen

Accent - Way you pronounce words depends on location
Dialect- The words you use also depends on location
Tone - How you say things- intonation - angry
Mode of address -Formal / Informal 3 type MOA Peer to Peer, Parent to child, Parent to child, Teacher to Pupil.



Non- Diegetic Sound

Theme songs- e.g Dark Vader, Jaws,Narrators
Non diegetic is the sound of something when the source is not visible on scree and clearly not coming from the story world.

Sound Bridge

Leads in or out of a scene

One of the most common transitions in the continuity editing style.

Can be both Non- Diegetic and Diegetic. For example can start Non-Diegetic then got then bridge to the source being visible becoming Diegetic

Incidental Music

Music composed in a film or play as a background to create or enhance a particular atmosphere

The incidental music is composed to accompany the actions of a drama or to fill intervals between scenes

Gives hints to what is about to happen next typically used in harror films or dramas to create tension.

Stings

Used as distinctive background music to add emphasis to an important moment in a motion picture or television program.

A sting can be used to introduce a section of a show, or indicate the end of a scene.

Used in

Raio, Any Genre, radio, Television advert

Motifs

The sound motifs condition the audience emotionally for the arrival or action of a character.

Active viewers find the pattern relating it to characters or action.

Can help shape a story that requires many characters.

e.g. mission impossible , star wars, james bond, jaws, imperial death march.