This document discusses how sound is used in film to generate meaning and elicit emotional responses from viewers. It outlines the differences between diegetic and non-diegetic sound and provides examples of each. Specific scenes from Jaws and Rear Window are analyzed to show how diegetic and non-diegetic sound establishes tone, atmosphere, genre and narrative elements. The document also discusses how sound can be used to characterize people and settings, signal changes, and move the plot forward.

1. Miseen scene sound

2. soundis invisible but a powerful tool for generating meaningaural not visual but can provoke an equally powerful response in the viewerWhat sound film memories do you have?

3. Sound in film analysis divides into twoDiegetic SoundInside the story world

4. diegetic sound can be heard by the characters in the filmExamplesradio sound, speech, traffic noises, weather, doors closing etcNon- diegetic SoundOutside the story world

5. non- diegetic sound cannot be heard by the characters in the filmExamplesvoice- over, soundtrackDiegetic and non-diegetic sound are often used together to generate a particular response in the viewer

7. Jaws non- diegetic soundintroduces threatening element in the film

8. first shots underwater

9. shark not seen but its presence is implied by the soundtrack

10. the score uses a series of low , repeated notes in order to illustrate the relentless threatening nature of the shark

11. the notes continue to build tension and anxiety for the viewer, no resolutionTHE NON- DIEGETIC SOUND IN THIS SEQUENCE ESTABLISHES THE TONE, ATMOSPHERE, GENRE AND THE MAIN THREAT WITHIN THE FILM.

13. Rear Window- diegetic soundthe first sounds we hear are what Jeffries can hear: voices, jazz music, traffic sounds. We hear these as Jeffries would hear them, the diegetic sound has a muffled echoing qualityJeffries is detached from the life going on around him and in a bored frame of mind. The diegetic sound helps to establish this.