Sound In Film

Monday 15th May

LO: To understand why sound is used in film

All sound used in film is known as the soundtrack.

Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Sounds and music  

- Diegetic - Sounds whose source is from the story world of film.
- Non Diegetic - Sounds whose source is from outside the story world of the film.

Task 1  


- The digetic sound would be - Footsteps, Breathing, The fire crackling, The wings of the creatures, The key in the lock, The door opening, The sand falling, The monster moving, The grape being picked, The plate being moved.

Dialogue

 - Dialogue Replacement (ADR) is when they record dialogue after filming and add it on later. 

 Foley

- Foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in film making.

Task 2

The sounds you would have to make would be, The moving on the chair, The crickets, The sound of the UFO, The man hitting his head, The man's mouth, The buttons in the ship, The sound of the beam, The man falling, The squeaking of the chair, The ship flying, The alien crying

Sound Effects

 - Sound effects are like foley but they are usually made by computers

Task 3

- The sounds needed to be created would be, The floor cracking, The window smashing, The car falling and possibly its alarm, The monster rising, People screaming, The camera falling the ground

Music In Film

- Music used in films is part of the Mise-En-Scene
- It is often used to create a certain atmosphere of mood
- It helps to add tension, atmosphere and a time or a setting 
- Silence can also be used to create effect

Sherlock Holmes Fight Scene Analysis

In the opening fight there was Irish Folk Music which was non-diegetic. The reason they used this type of music is to suggest the era the fight scene was set in. Also they amplified the beat whenever a hit or punch occurred which was used to emphasise the action of the punch or hit. The cheering or the crowd was used to create tension for the audience. Also at the end of the opening scene there was a diegetic spit sound, they amplified the sound of this to allow the audience that he got spit on. In the second scene there was a 'thought process' scene where the man thought and pictured what he was going to do. There were non-diegetic sounds in his head which said what he was doing. They added these to allow the audience what he was doing. The volume of the punches and kicks was amplified to make the audience concentrate on them. There was also a ringing non-diegetic sound when the man got hit in the ears, this allows the audience to know what he is hearing. In the third scene there it was similar to the last. However the voices the man said were not there due to this not being a thought process. The volume of the crowd was lowered so you could hear the sound of the punches and kicks.