Sound
What noises can you hear in the clip?
 Ambient sounds ND
 Sad honky tonk piano ND
 Collapsing structure ND
 Screaming D
 Drums ND
 Loading something D
 Twist thing D
 Rattling D
 Explosion
 Bird squawking D
 Glass break D
 Gunshot D
 Talking D
 Slash sfx ND
 Impact sfx ND
 Whoosh.mp3 ND
 Groan D
 Whispering D
 Horn instruments ND
 Violins ND
 Sniff D
 Tupleware being put down D
 Punch sfx D
 Knife draw ND
 High freq/ high pitch sound ND
 Slow motion altering ND
 Sharp sounding obj ND
 Shard broken D
 Handcuffs/chains D
 Footsteps D
 Theme song ND
 Horse galloping D
Film sound is as important and as carefully controlled as the visual elements of a
text. Although sound is often recorded on set, most film sound is added in post-
production
Film sound will be mixed very carefully to ensure that important sounds are
emphasised and that the correct atmosphere for a sequence is maintained
Selective sound is: It is used to emphasise an important sound.
Ambient sound is: Sound to set the atmosphere. i.e. In a café, you would hear
mugs, people talking, people putting things down etc.
Other elements of sound design to look out for:
 Sound bridges – Using sound to make transitions.
 Sound effects – Noises that are added.
Sound can be either:
 Diegetic – that is, it exists within the world of the film (Sounds that come from
the scene.) or
 Non-diegetic – that is, it emerges from outside the world of the film, eg film
soundtracks (Exists not from the scene. like soundtracks made by a famous
band.)
Diegetic Sound Non-Diegetic Sound
 Voices of characters
 Sounds made by objects in the
scene.
 Music coming from the scene like an
instrument.
 Sound effects
 Narrator talking over
 Music that doesn’t come from the
scene.
Film sound can be either:
 Synchronous – Literally selective sound. Sound effects added to another
sound to enhance the sound.
 Asynchronous – A musical soundtrack that doesn’t exist inside the scene
(Kinda like Non-diegetic sound but kind of restrictive)
 Contrapuntal – Could be a sfx that doesn’t match the context of the scene.
Same with music.
Other elements of sound design to look out for:
 Voiceovers – This is the voice of the character but added on top of the
scene.
 Theme music – Tiny piece of music that comes up when a specific character
enters the scene. (Superhero movies like Superman or something)
 Musical Score – Say this instead of soundtrack or music.
 Silence – Not even sound, used in horror movies because jumpscares ._.
Identifying sound in Sherlock Holmes
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06. sound notes sheet

  • 1.
    Sound What noises canyou hear in the clip?  Ambient sounds ND  Sad honky tonk piano ND  Collapsing structure ND  Screaming D  Drums ND  Loading something D  Twist thing D  Rattling D  Explosion  Bird squawking D  Glass break D  Gunshot D  Talking D  Slash sfx ND  Impact sfx ND  Whoosh.mp3 ND  Groan D  Whispering D  Horn instruments ND  Violins ND  Sniff D  Tupleware being put down D  Punch sfx D  Knife draw ND  High freq/ high pitch sound ND  Slow motion altering ND  Sharp sounding obj ND  Shard broken D  Handcuffs/chains D  Footsteps D  Theme song ND  Horse galloping D Film sound is as important and as carefully controlled as the visual elements of a text. Although sound is often recorded on set, most film sound is added in post- production Film sound will be mixed very carefully to ensure that important sounds are emphasised and that the correct atmosphere for a sequence is maintained Selective sound is: It is used to emphasise an important sound. Ambient sound is: Sound to set the atmosphere. i.e. In a café, you would hear mugs, people talking, people putting things down etc. Other elements of sound design to look out for:
  • 2.
     Sound bridges– Using sound to make transitions.  Sound effects – Noises that are added. Sound can be either:  Diegetic – that is, it exists within the world of the film (Sounds that come from the scene.) or  Non-diegetic – that is, it emerges from outside the world of the film, eg film soundtracks (Exists not from the scene. like soundtracks made by a famous band.) Diegetic Sound Non-Diegetic Sound  Voices of characters  Sounds made by objects in the scene.  Music coming from the scene like an instrument.  Sound effects  Narrator talking over  Music that doesn’t come from the scene. Film sound can be either:  Synchronous – Literally selective sound. Sound effects added to another sound to enhance the sound.  Asynchronous – A musical soundtrack that doesn’t exist inside the scene (Kinda like Non-diegetic sound but kind of restrictive)  Contrapuntal – Could be a sfx that doesn’t match the context of the scene. Same with music. Other elements of sound design to look out for:  Voiceovers – This is the voice of the character but added on top of the scene.  Theme music – Tiny piece of music that comes up when a specific character enters the scene. (Superhero movies like Superman or something)  Musical Score – Say this instead of soundtrack or music.  Silence – Not even sound, used in horror movies because jumpscares ._.
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    Identifying sound inSherlock Holmes 