LO:
To demonstrate understanding
Audio Codes
Analysing Sound
SOUND
Dialogue Voice
Over
Music
Sound
Effects
Sound is used as
…………..to ensure we
adopt the …………reading
Mediation
Mise-en-scene
Anchorage
Oppositional
Preferred
Negotiated
Select two words
from the list to
complete the
sentence:
Psycho Shower scene
 Watch without sound first
 Watch with original sound
 Watch with changed sound
Sounds
Dialogue
& Voice
Overs
Speech/words
Accent
Tone
Sound
Music
Pace/Tone
Instruments
Lyrics
Sound
SFX
Diegetic/non-
diegetic
Realistic
Enhanced
The Foley Studio
 Watch
Sound
Diegetic sound - sound which is part of the film
world you are watching – sounds the character can
realistically be expected to hear
Non diegetic sound –not part of the film - it has
been edited in
 background music
 voice-over
 sound effect
On Screen and Off Screen
Sound
 On Screen sound – we can see the source
of the sound
 Off screen sound – the source of the sound
comes from outside the frame
 Helps move the narrative forward
 Example – Teenagers in the woods at night
hear a scream in the distance so one person
goes to investigate
 Parallel sound – sound which mirrors the
mood of what we are seeing
 Watch – Scream Opening
 Contrapuntal sound – sounds that do not fit
the scene, can make the audience nervous
or uncomfortable
 Listen
 Now watch the scene from Skyfall
 Task: watch the clip
 What type of music is used?
 Is the sound parallel or contrapuntal? Why?
Sound re-cap
 What is meant by diegetic and non diegetic sound?
 What is the difference between parallel and
contrapuntal sound?
 What is the purpose of off screen sound?

Lesson 13 - Sound