Sounds in Film

Sounds in Film

This lesson we looked into more detail the sound that you find within films. Even though previously we only learnt about the main two of diegetic and non-diegetic sound, today we looked into more depth about the types of sound you hear within these two categories.

Synchronous Sound-This is where the sounds heard in the scene matches the image being viewed. E.g. we will have studs on a hard floor and you will see the character walking.

Asynchronous Sound-This is where the image on the screen doesn't actually show the thing that is making the noise. E.g. We will have birds in the background of the park scene.

Ambient Sound-This is the background sounds that help establish a location, these sounds together create a soundscape. E.g. in the changing room scene we will have Studs and Velcro off the shin pads but will be in the background and off camera.

Sound Bridge-This is when sound from one scene can help lead in and out of another, so acts as a transition. E.g. Background music blending into an alarm clock going off.

Voice Over-This when you add someone talking on top of a scene, but the characters can't normally hear them. They are normally saying the narration of the story or they are saying whatever the character is thinking.