Introduction to SOund
- 1. G322 Key Media Concepts (TV Drama) sound
- 2. • Listen to the sample sequence without the visuals on screen. • Identify as many sounds as you can in the sequence. Screen Opening sequence of 24 season 8 > 5 minutes
- 3. Try and categorise the different sounds that you heard
- 4. The main factor in categorising sound • The diegesis is the world the characters inhabit. • If a character can see or hear something, then it is part of the diegesis. It is a diegetic sound. • If only the audience can see or hear something, then it is not part of the diegesis. It is a non-diegetic sound
- 5. Watch the sequence without visuals Now watch with visuals and note and note on your worksheet the down the sounds that you hear different sounds you hear. http://www.youtube.com/watch? http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=0FxKcLId-Ys&feature=related v=0FxKcLId-Ys&feature=related
- 6. How does the sound work to generate meaning? Think about: Narrative: The story/plot Genre: The type of TV Drama it is Character: What do we understand about the characters
- 7. The sound mix • Consider the changes in the levels (volume) of the various sounds in one or both of the following extracts: • Life on Mars, episode 1 • going to the suspect’s house > leaving the same (ch6 48:18 > ) • police canteen > rooftop (end of episode) (ch7 53:32 > ) • Are changes in levels apparent? When do they occur? For what reasons?
- 8. Homework 1. Complete your handout by researching and creating definitions for the various terms associated with sound 2. Conduct a detailed sound analysis of a sequence, from a TV Drama of your choice, incorporating a minimum of 5 sound terms. Your analysis should focus on how narrative information is provided, how genre is typified and how the sound aids characterisation.
Editor's Notes
- #3: Hollyoaks opening sequence to end of bathroom conversation