Filmsound is carefully designed and mixed in post-production to emphasize important sounds and create the intended atmosphere. Selective sound is used to highlight key audio elements while ambient sound helps establish a sense of place. Sound bridges also help smooth transitions between sequences through continued audio. Together, these elements of film sound work to enhance realism and psychological impact on the audience.

1. Filmsoundisas importantandas carefullycontrolledasthe visual elementsof atext.Although
soundisoftenrecordedonset,mostfilmsoundisaddedinpost-production
Filmsoundwill be mixedverycarefullytoensure thatimportantsoundsare emphasisedandthat
the correct atmosphere fora sequence ismaintained
Selective soundisusedto emphasise keysoundelementswithinasequence
Ambientsound isusedto create a particularatmosphere orsense of place
Sound bridgesisthe use of soundto helptransitionacrosssequencestomake itmore fluid
Sound effectscreate a sense of realismtocreate a psychological effect/impact
Soundcan eitherbe
Diegetic- itexistswithinthe worldof the film
Non diegetic- itemergesfromoutside the worldof the filme.g.Soundtracks
Diegeticsound Nondiegeticsound
- Voice of characters
- Soundsmade byobjectsinthe story
- Music representedascomingfrom
instrumentsinthe story
- Narrators commentary
- Soundeffectsaddedfordramaticeffect
- Comesfromoutside of the storyspace
Filmsoundcan eitherbe
- Synchronous: thisiswhena soundeffectismatchedwithatechnical eventoran action,it
reinforceseffect
- Asynchronous: thisiswhensoundoriginatesfrom, outside of the diegeticrealityof the film
e.g.a musical soundtrack
- Contrapuntal: noise orsoundeffectsthatdon’tmatch the visuals,juxtaposestocreate
alternative meaning
Otherelementsif sounddesign:
- Voiceovers:voice of a character, guidesor informsexternal audience,canbe usedtopush
theminwrong narrative directions
- Theme music: introduces,developsthroughoutandendsthe film, indicatespersonality.
Charactershave theirowntheme music
- Musical score: usedto create an atmosphere tolinkshotsor sequences,helpscreate
narrative
- Silence- usedtoprovoke areactionfromthe audience