The document discusses different types of sound that can be used in movies including diegetic sound, non-diegetic sound, Foley effects, ambience, dubbing, ADR, sound bridges, and voice overs. It provides definitions for each type of sound and includes links to video clips that demonstrate these concepts. The document also mentions an Oscar winning short film called The Phone Call and includes a link for writing an analysis of the sounds used in the film.

1. Does sound ever become more
important than the image in a
movie?
Can you think of example when the lack
of sound played a role in a movie?

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3. Foley
A Foley Artist 'recreates' sound
effects for a film.

4. Diegetic Sound
Sound that can logically be heard by
the characters in the film
Sounds from objects/people in the scene.

5. Room Tone
The "silence" recorded at a location or
space when no dialogue is spoken.

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8. Ambience
Describes background noises of a
given location or space. Every location
has distinct and subtle sounds created
by its environment. These sound sources
can include wildlife, wind, distant traffic,
aircraft and machinery noise, etc.

9. Non-Diegetic Sound
Sound that cannot be heard by the
characters but is designed for the
audience reaction only.
Example:
• Ominous music

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11. Dubbing
Additional recordings are "mixed"
with original production sound to
create the finished soundtrack.

12. ADR
(Automated Dialogue
Replacement)
An actor watches the original footage
and then re-records audio for each
line to match the wording and lip

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14. A Sound Bridge
A type of sound editing that occurs
when sound carries over a visual
transition in a film. This type of
editing provides a common transition
in the continuity editing style.

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16. A Voice Over
A sound device wherein one hears the
voice of a character and/or narrator
speaking but the character in question
is not speaking those words on screen.

17. www.tinyurl.com/vidclipsf7
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18. Oscar Winning Short Film (Live
Action)
The Phone Call (2015)
tinyurl.com/wrsf1

19. Writing about the Sound–
tinyurl.com/trytowrite3
njames@uplifteducation.org