AS media

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Sounds
Film/TV soundhastobe mixedverycarefullytoensure thatimportantsoundsare emphasizedand
that the correct atmosphere fora sequence ismaintained
Selective Sound-isusedtoemphasise keysoundelementswithinasequence
AmbientSound- is usedtocreate a particularatmosphere forasense of place
Sound Bridges- The use of soundto helptransitionsbetweensequencespassmore fluidly
Sound Effects-are these usedtocreate asense of realismorto create some psychological
impact/effect.
DiegeticSound-Soundwhose source isvisibleonthe screenorwhose source isimpliedtobe present
by the actionof the film
1. Voicesof characters
2. Soundsmade by objectsinthe story
3. Music representedascomingfrominstrumentalinthe storyspace
Diegeticsoundisanysoundpresentedasoriginatedfromthe source withinthe film’sworld
Diegeticsoundcanbe eitheronscreenor off screendependingonwhateveritssource iswithinthe
frame or outside the frame.Thistype of soundcan be usedto create manydifferentmeaningsforan
audience
Anysoundthat we cannot see is non-Diegetice.g.narratoror SFX,backgroundmusic
1.narrators commentary
2.soundeffectswhichare addedfordramaticeffect
3.musical score/soundtrack
It iscomingfrom a source outside the storyspace.
Synchronous sound- Thisis whenasoundeffectismatchedwithanothertechnical eventoraction.
Asynchronoussound-Thisiswhena soundoriginatesfromoutside of the diegeticrealityof the film;
musical soundtrack
Contrapuntal-noise orsoundeffectwhichdoesn’tmatchthe visuals,oftenjuxtaposedtocreate
alternative meaning
Voiceover-Thisisthe “voice”of acharacter. Thisvoice oftenguidesorinforms the external
audience butcan be usedto pushtheminwrongnarrative directions.

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Theme music-Thisisthe musicthat introduces,developsthroughout andendsthe film.itoften
indicatesthe “personality”andmode of addressof the movie.Characterscanhave theirowntheme
music.
Musical score-usedtocreate atmosphere,tolinkshotsorsequencestohelpcreate the narrative or
to offerinformationaboutcharacters.
Silence-film/TV isveryrarelycompletelysilent,butthiseffectisoccasionallyusedtoprovoke a
reactionfromthe audience.