sound and mise-en-scene

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 Listentofilmclip- note downall the sounds- SherlockHolmes(RobertDowneyJunior)
diegetic= (d), non-diegetic= (n) and other (bold)= 1 example of terminology
 Music- piano(n) (theme music) (Asynchronoussound) (Contrapuntal)
 Horse and carriage (d),wheels(d)
 Footstepsinpuddles(d)
 Low pitchmusic(n) (ambientsound)
 Mechanical noises/gun(d)
 Raven(d)
 Crash (d)
 Vocal/dialogue (d) (voice over)
 SFX- punching(d)
 Yelling(d)
 Chanting(d) (selective sound)
 Vocals/dialogue (soundbridge?)
 Ringing(d/n?)
 Whisperingdialogue (d)
 Yells(d)
 SFX- punching/bone cracking(d) (soundeffects)
 Heavybreathing(d)
 Brief silence (silence)
 Glistening(n)
 Glassbreaking(d) (Synchronoussound)
 Hand cuffs(d)
 Oldcamera flash(d)
 Soundhas to be mixedverycarefullytoensure thatimportantsoundsare emphasisedand
the correct atmosphere fora sequence ismaintained
 Soundcan make or break a film/sequence
 Selective sound- usedtoemphasise keysoundelementswithinasequence.
 Ambient sound- usedtocreate a particularatmosphere orsense of place
 Otherelementsof soundare:
 Sound bridges- the use of soundtohelptransitionsbetweensequencespassmore
fluidly
 Sound effects- these are usedtocreate a sense of realismorto create some
psychological impactoreffect
4 element:
 Mise-en-scene (2)
 Cinematography
 Editing
 sound

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 Diegetic
 Soundwhose source isvisible onscreenorwhose source isimpliedtobe presentby
the action of the film:
1. Voicesof the characters
2. Soundsmade byprops inthe story
3. Music representedbycomingformaninstrumentinthe storyspace
 Diegeticsoundisanysoundpresentedasoriginatingfromasource withinthe films
word
 Diegeticsoundcanbe eitheroff screenoron screendependingonwhere everits
source is:in frame or outside the frame
 Non- diegetic
 Soundwhose source isneither visibleonscreennorhasbeenimpliedtobe present
inthe action
1. Narrator’scommentary
2. Soundeffects- addedfordramaticeffect
3. Musical score/soundtrack
 Non-diegeticsoundisrepresentedassomethingfromasource outside the story
space
 Helpsthe audience withthe difference infilmviewingandunderstanding
 Synchronous sound- thisiswhensoundeffectsmatchwithanothertechnical eventor
action/reinforcesthe effect
 Asynchronous sound- thisiswhenasoundoriginatesfromoutside the diegeticrealityof
the film;musical soundtrack
 Contrapuntal- noise orSFXwhichdoesn’tmatchthe visuals,oftenjuxtaposedtocreate
alternate meaning
 Voice over- voice of a character that oftenguides/informsthe audience,oftentopush
the audience inthe wrongnarrative direction
 Theme music- introduces,endsanddevelopsthroughthe film.Indicatesthe personalityof
the filmand sometimesforaspecificcharacter.Takesaudience onthe emotional journeyof
the character/ film
 Musical score- usedto create atmosphere,linksshots/sequences/helpscreate the
narrative or to give the audience informationaboutthe character
 Silence- film/TV are veryrarelycompletelysilentbutthiseffectisoccasionallyusedto
promote a reactionfromthe audience.

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Mise-en-scene
Set/location costume colour props lighting Start/ performance
London
Pavedroad
1800s
1800s
Upper class
Brown
Grey
Black
White-
innocents
1800s guns,
knife,Cain
Low key,
candle
lighting/fire
lit
RobertDowney
Junior
Sound Cinematography
Lists are on previous pages Long shot- start
Thenintoa trackingshot- followingthe carriage
Thenintocarriage andclose ups of facesand
extreme close upsof guns
Mediumshots
Close ups- punchingduringvoice over
Aerial view shotof the stairs
Establishingshotof the location/ritual
Zoomup intothe space Sherlockishidingand
shotsof what/whohe is lookingat
Low angle- mediumshot- suffocatingman
Low angle- downstairs
Fight- mediumandovershouldershots
Close upof girl’sface
Close upof fire goingout
Low angle- level of girl lookingupa Blackwood
Highangle- lookingaWatsonand Sherlock
Mid shots- SherlockandLestrad
Mid shotaddingWatson to the conversationBrokenthe
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