This document provides an introduction to using sound and music in film. It defines diegetic and non-diegetic sounds and gives examples of each. Diegetic sounds are part of the narrative world of the film, while non-diegetic sounds enhance the narrative but are not part of the fictional world. The document encourages experimenting with foley, sound effects, film scores and beat mapping to add diegetic and non-diegetic sounds to a film clip in Logic Pro X. It provides links for additional resources on sound design and music for film.

1. Introduction to Sound to Moving
Image
Using Logic Pro X

2. What do you hear?

3. Why have music in film?
• Set emotion and help with narrative
• Provide continuity between scenes
• Atmosphere
• Get into the characters minds
• Provide additional narrative from outside the visual scene
• To engage the audience
• Enhance key moments and events.

4. Blazing Saddles

5. Diegetic
Sounds
Actual sound or sound that comes from the
narrative. Doesn’t need to be seen.
Examples:
Character dialogue
Object sounds to make a film more realistic. E.g.,
footsteps on gravel as character walks, ambient noise
of traffic outdoors or sound of
Music from within the film to support audience
absorb a scene. E.g., music playing in a club / bar or
in the car. This kind of diegetic sound is also called
“diegetic music” or “source music.”

6. Making Sound
Effects Foley

7. Non-Diegetic
Sound
Sounds that wouldn’t be heard by
the characters e.g.
A Film’s musical score - mood
music. Supports emotion.
Sound effects for dramatic effect.
Narration or voice over which
helps tell the story but isn’t a
character within the film

8. Example of
Narration -
Fight Club

9. Examples of
Diegetic &
Non-Diegetic
Sounds

10. Adverts

11. autonomous
sensory
meridian
response
(ASMR)

12. Some
essentials
Importing
Importing a
video file into
Logic X
Placing
Placing
Markers
Using
Using
timecode
Using
Using tempo
to synchronise
[advanced
mode - Beat
Mapping]

13. Importing
and Exporting
Video from
Logic X

14. Beat Mapping

15. Sound to
Moving
Image
Exercise
Choose a film clip from the given folder
Using Logic X or similar DAW create Diegetic and
Non diegetic soundtracks to support the clip.
Consider Sound FX, foley, film score/soundtrack
and the tempo of the scenes.
Provide hit points that work successfully using
sound effects, foley and /or soundtrack.
You should aim to provide at least one hit point
using synthesis and one using sampling
techniques.
Export the completed track with your audio.

16. Useful Links
• https://movingimageeducation.org/create-films/post-production/sound-and-music
• http://filmsound.org/
• https://movingimageeducation.org/create-films/post-production/sound-and-music
• https://www.dummies.com/software/logic-pro-x/how-to-import-video-into-your-
logic-pro-x-project/
• https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/ads-sound-clever-why-sound-branding-
matters/1490111