- Sound are normally used in a film to allow the audience to have a better understanding of the scene and also allows the character to express more of their emotions. Sound can also be used to get an response from the audience.
Different types of sound
Diegetic Sound
- This sound is basically sound which is part of the film your watching for example Voice of a character, Sounds made by objects. Diegetic sounds can either be found on screen or off screen depending on its source and whether its source is in or outside of the frame.
Non-Diegetic Sound
- This sound is when the source of the sound is not visible on screen. e.g. Commentary sound, soundtrack. Commentary sound are not seen in the film as its a persons voice which is edited in. Non-diegetic sound such as voice-overs can also be used to explain a event of scene that wasn't shown which gives the audience a better understanding of what happened.
On Screen Sound
- On screen sound is sound in a scene where you can see the source of the sound. In addition to this, on screen sound are used in a almost every film and are kind of main conventions that the audience expect to see in a film. for example Radio, Jukebox, truck.
Off screen sound
- This is when there is sound in a scene however, you can hear the sound but cannot see the source of where the sound is coming from. E.g. Traffic Sound, Police siren, someones cough. Off screen sound can also be used to to create fright for the audience often making them jump which leaves a chilling affect upon them.
Parallel Sound
- This is when there is sound in a film that is expected to be in the scene. For Example A traffic jam in new York city, you'd expect to here shouting and cars horns. Parallel sounds are conventional asthe audience all expect to hear some kind of parallel sound in any film they watch.
Contrapuntal Sound
- When we hear sound that we wouldn't associate with the events that are occurring during a scene. For example children playing on the beach, we wouldn't hear fast pacing music as it does not match the scenario. This will leave the audience feeling confused as they wouldn't expect Contrapuntal sound in a romantic scene for example.
Good definitions of terms and examples to support your work.
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-a good intro, however provide more detail about how it is an expectation from the audience and is one of the most important micro-elements in creating a direct response from the audience
-examples should be from thrillers
-provide some analysis of the clips that you have included using PEER to demonstrate your understanding of sound
-provide a conclusion stating what you have learned and what sounds you are planning to use in your own thriller and why
still need to make changes here. What the post is missing to show a deeper understanding is the use of sound techniques within thrillers, why they have been used, and the response they create from the audience.
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