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Film sound
The document discusses the importance of sound in film. It explains that a film's sound track is comprised of three essential elements: human voice, sound effects, and music. These three elements must be carefully mixed and balanced to effectively convey meaning, emotion, and narrative. The document then provides examples and explanations of different types of sounds used in films, including diegetic sounds, non-diegetic sounds, dialogue, silence, and music.
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Introduction to the importance of sound in film and its key components: voice, sound effects, music.
Details on how sound is used expressively in films including character development, ideologies, and interpretations.
Examines diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, highlighting their roles and examples in filmmaking.
Focus on dialogue as a fundamental element in movies, showing its significance through various examples.
Explores the concept of silence in films as a powerful narrative tool used by directors.
Describes soundscapes that establish location and immersion, enhancing viewer experience.
Technical aspects of voiceovers and sound motifs that drive character emotions and narrative impact.
Discusses direct address and soundtracks as methods to enhance audience engagement and emotional responses.
Overview of sound techniques like synchronous/asynchronous sound, music stings, and Foley sound that enhance realism and emotional impact.
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- 2. • Though wemight think of film as an essentially visual experience, we really cannot afford to underestimate the importance of film sound.A meaningful sound track is often as complicated as the image on the screen.The entire sound track is comprised of three essential ingredients: • the human voice • sound effects • music • These three tracks must be mixed and balanced to produce impact https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em9QfKQUPlY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x85GUFOgO0 Importance of Sound in film
- 3. Exam Board Requirements •how sound is used expressively in films (we must look for examples in the films that we are going to watch • how sound relates to characters and narrative development including the use of sound motifs • how sound conveys messages and values of the film • how the principal elements of sound can generate multiple connotations and suggest a range of interpretations to the audience • how sound is used to align the spectator and how that alignment relates to spectator • how and why different spectators interpret the same use of sound differently • how sound contributes to the ideologies conveyed by film. • How sound indicates an auteur approach and contributes to the film’s aesthetic • Example of how sound can be used for all of this (Sound design) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L2L8rw-9nA
- 4. Diegetic Sound • Themost common form of sound. • It is any sound that should be visible on the screen and exist in the reality of the film world. • Dialogue, tyres screeching in a chase, the sound of rain etc
- 5. Non-Diegetic Sound • Soundthat is added in post-production to enhance the viewer’s experience of the film. • Sounds that the characters cannot hear in the film world. • Examples of non-diegetic sound include a voiceover, a soundtrack and other digital music like subtle enhancements to the diegetic sound • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t 5awMTGqog
- 6. Dialogue • The bedrockof all modern movies, character speech • Examples: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= f1yWSePMqsk • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 36ptEhgjiL8
- 7. Silence • Sound doesn’thave to be used in movies, silence is also a powerful tool for the director and not in the way of using silence in a horror film to create tension • https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=NUrTRjEXjSM
- 8. Soundscape • Characteristic soundthat is associated with a particular location. For example car horns and traffic in an urban location or the tweeting of birds in a forest.These sounds add to the feeling of immersion felt by the viewer and can also be used to heighten tension by focusing on specific sounds • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= eX-fCDpS9fY
- 9. Voiceover • A typeof non-diegetic sound that gives the audience a true reflection of how a character feels • Also used to set the scene of a film world or to relay information to the audience • https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=MCmWfb7bfxQ
- 10. Sound motif • Soundsor music (in the form of a repeated soundtrack) that is associated with a particular character.The motif can then be used for emotional or narrative impact • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkjH yTUkw5A • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaE U_A405zA
- 11. Direct Address • Whenan actor talks directly at the audience. It is similar to a monologue in a play and the audience are usually invited to share the character’s secrets or his/her’s view • Direct address is not common because the audience have to suspend their disbelief and also what is called the fourth wall is broken • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0 FZhLeHy7A
- 12. Soundtrack • Music/compositions addedto the film in post-production to guide the viewer’s feelings at critical times in the film, when there is an emotional beat or a period of action for example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 8RwL8Cz0weI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= uVp9RcyJFEg
- 13. Soundbridge • When themusic from the soundtrack is sustained from one scene to the next (to connect characters, events etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p atdglGMrZ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI kpD2Nr5yI
- 14. Synchronous Sound/Parallel Sound •The most common form of actor’s dialogue. This form of sound is when the speech matches the lip movements of the character speaking. • Sometimes actor’s dialogue has to be dubbed because of the conditions on set, if it is loud or windy for example, so the actor re-records all of the dialogue in the studio which is then dubbed onto his acting from the set footage; obviously it has to match – be synchronous – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feznEKTyNTQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_H-nwTPq1c
- 15. Asynchronous Sound • Theopposite of synchronous sound. It is when the lips and dialogue don’t match and this is done either for comedic effects or to illustrate that a character is drugged, drunk or in a dream (or if the film has been dubbed badly) • https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=Mhp5SpTxQw8
- 16. Music Sting • Amusic punctuation mark to suggest a dramatic climax – often used in horror films to highlight a shock to the audience. – • https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=cbWiyP6fZzw • https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=DkrsymAhI0U
- 17. Pleonastic Sound • Similarto a music sting but used more often. • These are sounds added in post- production in order to increase the impact of a particular moment in a film i.e. the sound of a punch in a boxing film or the sound of a sword being taken out of a scabbard to suggest how sharp the sword is • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= 4MqmpL6X_8w
- 18. Contrapuntal Sound • Soundswhich go against what you’re seeing on the screen, to make the audience question what they are seeing, to provide humour or to make an artistic comment on the nature of reality • https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=P0EXHvbsnJ8 • https://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=Uo1C6o3Nr24
- 19. Foley Sound • Theprinciple of how producers of film add effects to maintain the realism of the film, something that is not possible on set • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= UO3N_PRIgX0 • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Zx8-8c6tGgM • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= -HTPbdSPjmI
- 20. Incidental Music • Morecommonly termed as background music, these are sounds used to establish the mood of a character, or a settingVery similar to a soundtrack. • https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=rn9V0cN4N Ws