Sound

There are many different sounds used in the media world, here are some examples:

Diegetic and Nondiegetic sound:

Diegetic sound: Sound that is part of the film world we are watching. This includes dialogue, music or sound effects which come from a source within the film world. The music in this instance will be from a source in the film which we acknowledge could producing music, for example a CD player or jukebox.

Diegetic sound can occur either on screen or off screen; in other words we either see the person or object that is making the sound (on screen) or we don't (off sreen)

Nondiegetic sound: Sound which we do not recognise as part of the film world such as a voice-over or background music.

 

Sound Bridges:

This where the music continues through transitions of shots on the screen to make the cut from one scene to the next a smooth transition. A film would seem very disjointed if the music changes everytime the visual image changed, so that is why a sound bridge is used in film.

Parallel and Contrapuntal sound:

When we watch a film, the sound we hear usually complements the image that we see on screen. For instance, if we are looking at children playing on a beach, we expect to hear happy voices and light-hearted music. This is known as parallel sound. However, when we are watching these happy scenes on the beach but hear the sinister 'dur dur' theme which signals the arrival of the chark, as in the film 'Jaws', this is kniwn as contrapuntal sound because it does not match the image we see on screen.





Im our production, we must consider sound. Our soundtrack is very important for getting the feel of a thriller we are trying to convey to the audience. We are going to have a soundtrack all the way through our title sequence to make smooth transitions into each image and not disjointed.