Soundscape Flashcards
Soundscape
The whole set of sounds used- a version of ‘mise en scene’ for sound
Digetic sound
Sound that comes from a person or object in the diegesis (the world of story) and seen within the field of vision
Non-diegetic sound
Sound that comes from nothing within the field of vision and has been added afterwards in the editing process, eg. Soundtrack or voiceover
Synchronous sound
Where the sound is synchronised with the object emitting that sound
Asynchronous sound
This is where the sound track is deliberately out of sync with what we see.
Sound effects
Sounds added to the visuals in editing
Sound motif
A sound associated with a character or place e.g humming of machinery associated with a factory
Sound bridge
This is where the sound continues across one or more cuts/transitions
Dialogue
Sound made by characters talking to each other
Voiceover
Where a voice outside the diegesis gives the audience information
Mode of address
This covers the manner in which the narrative comes across to the audience
Direct address
When a narrator or a character speaks directly to the audience, no to characters within the diegesis
Diegesis
World of story
Sound mixing
Mixes sound from various sources using a multi-track mixing desk
Sound perspective
Sound recording that helps us place a sound as either near or distant coming from a particular place within the diegesis
