This document discusses the relationship between audio and film. It defines diegetic sound as sounds that exist within the world of the story that characters can hear, like footsteps or dialogue. Non-diegetic sound exists outside the world of the story and characters cannot hear it, like film scores or voiceovers. Learners will describe how audio works for film using examples, demonstrate how audio techniques could be applied to their own films, and evaluate the impact of audio on the audience. They will discuss audio usage in film clips, fill out an audio worksheet for their scene, and develop an audio plan.

1. The relationship between audio and film

2. How can sound be used to affect the audience
experience? What type of sounds are usually in film?

3. Learning outcomes
describe how audio works for film
using examples
be able to demonstrate ways that
audio techniques could be applied
to your film.
evaluate the impact of audio on
audience and consider this in your
planning.
MUST
SHOULD
COULD

4. Diegesis
• A diegesis is the “world of the story”.
• When constructing a film or TV drama you can
place sounds inside or outside this world.

5. Diegetic Sound
The sounds within “the world” of the film
• Footsteps
• Traffic
• Ticking clock
• Talking
• Gunshots
In other words the sounds that characters can hear

6. Non-Diegetic Sound
• Film Score
• Voice Over
• SFX for titles or
transitions
Any sounds that the characters cannot hear.
Sounds outside the world of the film

7. Discuss in Pairs and share
How sound is used in this scene:
• Diegetic sound
• Non-diegetic sound
• https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=ZgKukhIw5eY

8. Diegetic or Non-diegetic?
Use the Moodle lesson to
answer whether the film
clips are diegetic or non-
diegetic.
Once you have completed
this have a look at the
Audio plan under the
lesson resources folder.

9. Discuss as a team
How you could use audio in your film
• Take meeting notes
during your
discussions.
• Fill out the audio
worksheet
individually for your
scene.

10. Work on an audio plan for your scene
• Download the worksheet from the
Moodle lesson resources for unit 22.

11. Learning outcomes
describe how audio works for film
using examples
be able to demonstrate ways that
audio techniques could be applied
to your film.
evaluate the impact of audio on
audience and consider this in your
planning.
MUST
SHOULD
COULD