sound

Question 1

Sound creating meaning

Answer 1

Layers of sound communicate, mood, tone and story in many types of media product, including film, TV shows, advertisments, and computer games. The relationship of sound-silence-to the visual images is important, as they work together to create meaning

Question 2

Music

Answer 2

Heightens emotion or action. Also prevents silence when there is no dialogue.

Question 3

Sound effects and audio effects

Answer 3

Aid action scenes. Add to sense of realism

Question 4

Dialogue

Answer 4

Transmits story information. Audience gets meaning directly

Question 5

Silence

Answer 5

Creates tension. Draws attention to the visual images

Question 6

The function of sound in media

Answer 6

Stimulates reality.
Creates tension by starting and stopping
Helps us understand what is happening
Directs our attention to a particular part of the action
Adds or creates something off scene that is not really there
Helps create a mood
Cues us to form expectations about what will happen-for example In the movie jaws, the audience can gather when the shark will appear based on the build up of the music

Question 7

Diabetic sound

Answer 7

Created within the films world. Characters can probably hear it. May be speech, weather, music being played as part of the story. Assists continuity editing. Adds to sense of realism without being distracted. Comes from a character or object that can be seen on screen or whose presence is implied. May continue over several shots to bring the narrative together. Includes ambient sound:background noises that may or may not be in the field of vision, such as the hum or a crowd or birdsong. Includes synchronous sound that occurs at the same time as the action on screen that makes It, for example dialogue matches actors lip movements.

Question 8

Non dietetic sound

Answer 8

From outside the films world. Characters cannot hear it. May be a musical soundtrack, voiceovers, dramatic sound effects. Assists in creating mood or drama. Unnatural in terms of the real world but often a standard convention to help audience understanding. Source cannot be seen or implied on screen. Added after filming as part of the editing process. ambient sound may be added later to intensify the scene or add sounds that cannot be recorded while filming.

Question 9

Soundtrack

Answer 9

Music featured in a film

Question 10

score

Answer 10

Original music composed for a particular production, played during the action to set mood and atmosphere

Question 11

Theme music

Answer 11

A tune or collection of notes that is associated with the production as a whole

Question 12

Sound/musical motif

Answer 12

Sound or music played to accompany a specific character or setting, or to shape the narrative, such as the beeping of a heart monitor in a hospital, or a creepy tune played when the villain enters the shot.

Question 13

Music in film example

Answer 13

The matrix point at which neo is attacked by his arch enemy, layers various sound effects and stirring music over just 24 seconds to build up to a narrative climax and then fade out to silence.

Question 14

How dialogue creates meaning

Answer 14

Speech conveys messages via words. However, additional meanings are given through the way in which this dialogue is delivered.

Question 15

Foley sound effects

Answer 15

Background noise on location ma need to mask dialogue so needs to be minimised. For example; footsteps, punches, heartbeats, crowds roaring, electronics beeping.

Question 16

Sound bridge

Answer 16

Diabetic or non diabetic sound continues from one shot to another. For example, speech or a phone ringing, a dog barking. This is part of continuity editing

Question 17

Fade in and out

Answer 17

Sound gradually becomes louder or quieter, often simultaneously with visual fade In and out cuts

Question 18

Edit on beat

Answer 18

Shots start and the end with the rhythm of the music, influencing the sense of pace and energy.

Question 19

Edit off the beat

Answer 19

Shots start and end slightly before or after the rhythm of the music, creating a disconcerting effect

Question 20

Edit on the cut

Answer 20

Shots are cut in time with the music

Question 21

Sound in film examples

Answer 21

Mission impossible-showing Ethan hunt on a mission from CIA headquarters containing no music or dialogue but creates tension entirely though distinctive sound effects matching the visuals.