My sound notes for media used in film

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