2. Sound in film is a “designed experience, and
our access to it is shaped in a particular way
to achieve particular ends.”
- James F. Lastra, “Teaching Film Sound”
14. • Create continuity
• Shape our sense of space
• Guide audience attention
• Create audience expectations
• Create the impression of subjectivity
• Add to characterization
• Add pace and rhythm to a scene
• Evoke emotion
• “Comment” on the film image
Functions of film sound
What does the sound do?