This document discusses the perceptual properties of sound that are important for film, including loudness, pitch, and timbre. Loudness refers to the volume or amplitude of vibrations, with louder sounds perceived as closer. Pitch is the highness or lowness of a sound which can distinguish objects and serve specific purposes. Timbre is the harmonic components or "color" of a sound, such as a voice or instrument being described as nasal or mellow. These properties shape the experience of a film's sound track and how it directs attention and interprets visual elements.

1. Shaolin Shaon
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2. Source
 David Bordwell
 Kristin Thompson
 Paperback : 544 pages
 ISBN-10 : 0073535109
 ISBN-13 : 978-0073535104
 Publisher : McGraw-Hill
Education; 10th Edition (July
6, 2012)
 Language: : English
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3. The Powers of Sound
“The most exciting moment is the
moment when I add the
sound..At
this moment, I tremble.”
- Akira Kurosawa, director
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a Japanese film director and screenwriter, who directed 30
films in a career spanning 57 years.
Akira Kurosawa

4.  actively shape how we perceive and interpret the image.
 direct our attention quite specifically within the image.
 The sound cue for some visual element may anticipate that
element
 The sound track can clarify image events, contradict them, or
render them ambiguous.
 Sound gives a new value to silence.
 Sound bristles with as many creative possibilities as editing.
The Powers of Sound
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6. Perceptual Properties
Several aspects of sound as we perceive it are
familiar to us from everyday experience and are
central to film's use of sound.
• Loudness
• Pitch
• Timbre
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7.  The amplitude, or breadth, of the vibrations produces our sense of
loudness, or volume.
 Loudness is also related to perceived distance; often the louder the sound,
the closer we take it to be.
 Film sound constantly manipulates volume.
 For example, in many films, a long shot of a busy street is accompanied by
loud traffic noises, but when two people meet and start to speak, the volume
of the traffic drops.
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Fundamentals of Film Sound
Perceptual Properties
LOUDNESS

8.  the perceived highness or lowness of the sound.
 distinguish music and speech from noises.
 distinguish among objects.
 serve more specific purposes.
 Childish, Manly
 Male to female
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Fundamentals of Film Sound
Perceptual Properties
PITCH

9. Loudness and Pitch….
 Form 2 | Science PT3| Pitch and Loudness
 https://youtu.be/AsfYPU27zKI
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10.  The harmonic components of sound give it a certain color, or tone
quality-what musicians call timbre.
 When we call someone's voice nasal or a certain musical tone mellow,
we're referring to timbre.
 saxophone tones behind seduction scenes
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Fundamentals of Film Sound
Perceptual Properties
TIMBRE

11.  Loudness, pitch, and timbre interact to define the overall sonic
texture of a film.
 Loudness, pitch, and timbre also shape our experience of a film as a
whole.
 What is Tone Color? (Timbre)
 https://youtu.be/5tGEDgkZlC8
 What is Timbre? | Beginner | Music Production | Berklee Online
 https://youtu.be/AjJLAcDb_MU
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Fundamentals of Film Sound
Perceptual Properties

12. Lets summarize
Loudness, Timbre, Pitch…….
 Properties of Sound | Loudness, Timbre, Pitch | Music
Fundamental; Basics Theory
 https://youtu.be/hYOoERCczdM
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