Sound

Sound

Selective sound- is used to emphasise key sound elements

Ambient Sound- used to create atmosphere (e.g. a bird chirping to add realism to the scene)

Sound Bridges- The use of sound to help transitions between sequences more fluidly

Sound Effects- are these used to create a sense of realism or to create some physiological impact or effects

Diegetic Sound- sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: voice of characters, sounds made by objects in the story, music represented as coming from instruments in the story space.

Non-Diegetic- Sound which is not in the world which is used to create atmosphere like music. Also any voice over/narration. Also sound effects for things like gun shots or explosions

Synchronous sound-This is when the sound matches the action-reinforces the effect

Asynchronous sound- This is when sound originates from outside the film like musical soundtracks

Contrapuntal- noise or sound effect which doesn’t match the visuals, often juxtaposed to create alternative meaning

Voiceover- This is the “voice” of a character. This voice often guides the audience

Theme Music- This is the music that introduces, develops throughout the film to add personality to the film

Musical Score- used to create atmosphere, to link shots or sequences, to help create narrative or to offer information about characters

Silence- film/TV are very rarely completely silent  vut is used occasionaly