My notes on sound.

1. Sound
Clip analysis:
 Organ (creepy)
 Rain
 Rumbling
 Low violin
 Horsesrunning
 Splashes
 Crow
 Gun?
 Smashof glass
 Talking
 Beep
 Wipingnoises
 Fighting
Selective Sound– Used to emphasise the keyelements withinasequence.
Ambientsound – Used to create a specificatmosphere orsense of place.
Sound Bridges– the use of soundto transition betweensequencesmore fluidly.
Sound effects– usedto create a sense of realismorsome kindof psychological impact.
DiegeticSound– Soundwhichisvisible orimpliedonthe screen.
Non DiegeticSound– Soundwhichisn’t visible orimplied e.g. narrator’scommentary.
Synchronous Sound– Whena soundeffectismatchedwithatechnical eventoraction.
AsynchronousSound – whena soundoriginatesfromoutsidediegeticrealityegmusic.
Contrapuntal Sound – usedto create juxtapositionasit doesn’tmatchthe visuals.
Voiceover– The voice of a character.
Theme music – the soundtrackthat createsa personalityforthe film.
Musical score -
 Cello
 Drums
 Talking
 Breathing
 Punching
 Screaming
 Highsound
 Door openingandclosing
 Knife sounds
 Risingcrescendo
 Piercinghighnoise
 Glassbreaking
 Whispering