Lesson 14 sound
- 1. Unit 1 – Media Representations Lesson 14 – Sound C4 Sound
- 23. Diegetic • Diegetic sound refers to sounds that can be heard in the filmic universe • For example, the characters talking to one another, a character playing a piano, or the sound of a car driving past
- 24. Non Diegetic Sound • Non Diegetic sound refers to sounds that cannot be heard in the filmic universe • Examples include the film’s soundtrack, narration and sound effects added for effect
- 25. Ambient Sound • All the background sounds that are present in the filming location • Examples: Birds singing, plane overhead, traffic etc.
- 26. Synchronous Sound • Synchronous sound refers to sounds that are matched to the action of the film, i.e. are in sync • An example would be the sound of a character’s footsteps as seen on screen
- 27. Asynchronous Sound • Are sounds that do not match the action on screen • For example, a scene set inside a New York apartment with sirens going past
- 28. Music • Soundtrack – A collection of music put together for a film (i.e. Twilight soundtrack) • Score – Music (often orchestral) composed specifically for the film
- 29. Music • Incidental music – music written to accompany or create the action or mood of film, radio or televison; to serve as a transition between parts of the action; or to introduce or close the performance
- 30. Music • Theme music – Music directly associated with a production, typically played at the beginning and/or end of a show/film • Sound/music motifs – a typically short piece of music/sound effect(s) relating to a character/object/setting/situation.The sound motifs condition the audience emotionally for the intervention, arrival, or actions of a particular character.
- 31. Sound Effects • Foley – the reproduction of everyday sounds for moving image productions • For example, the recording of footsteps, doors closing, rain etc. • This is completed by a foley artist
- 32. Dialogue • Voice-over – a voice outside of the action narrates the proceedings to the audience • Mode of address/direct address – how the audience are been spoken to. Direct address means being spoken to as ‘you’. Could be formal, informal etc. • Overlapping dialogue – can be used to create chaos, or suggest a character is unimportant
- 33. Dialogue • Accent – regional accents can help locate the drama • Tone – is the speech conversational, or pre-planned and rigid? • Rhythm – does the character speak quickly, or with regular pauses for suspense?
- 34. Sound Editing Transitions • fade in/out • edit on the beat • edit on the cut
- 35. Sound Editing Transitions • Sound bridges – where sound continues over a video transition • Examples include music continuing through a scene change or a montage sequence to tie the scenes together • Another form of a sound bridge is at the start or end of a scene, where the dialogue or music starts before or after the speaking character is seen by the audience
- 36. Audio Effects • Reverberation – Can be used to express the mental state of the character. Can be contrasted to the normal sound outside of that character’s mind • Delay – Repetition of an original sound, as with an echo • Distortion – A deliberately affected sound – could be used to show disorientation, for example after a plane crash
- 37. Task • Analyse the provided clips (6-8) • How has sound been used to create meaning for the audience? (5 marks) • Think about diegetic and non diegetic sound, sound effects, sound transitions and music