Sound.

• Listen to the sample sequence Identify as many sounds as you can in the sequence.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUYInNQaNGU

Try and categorise the

different sounds that you heard

• The diegesis is the world the characters inhabit.

• If a character can see or hear something, then it is part of the diegesis. It is a diegetic sound.

• If only the audience can see or hear something, then it is not part of the diegesis. It is a non-diegetic sound

The main factor in categorising sound

Sound Terminology• Soundtrack - the recorded music• Sound effects - sounds other than

dialogue or music. These sounds can be heightened for dramatic effect.

• Ambient sound – background sound that adds realism http://harry-potter-sounds.ambient-mixer.com/

• Dialogue - speech.• Voiceover - narration in a film not

accompanied by a synchronised image of the speaker forming the words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n45R0eF1ctc

• Diegetic sound – any sound that has an onscreen source and belongs to the world of the film.

• Non-diegetic sound – any sound that does not have an onscreen source & characters onscreen do NOT hear it.

Sound Terminology• Sound bridges – any sound/s that continue

from one shot to another. They help create a smooth transition from one shot to another. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJZ-gPQ0ew8

• Parallel sound – sound that complements the image track. Sound & image seem to reflect each other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLPvdbZO_O8

• Contrapuntal sound – sound that does not complement or fit with the image track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0EXHvbsnJ8

• Melodic sound – pleasing, soft sounds that provide positive connotations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo9G9C6KvCE

• Discordant sound – harsh, sharp sounds that are not pleasing on the ear and create negative connotations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me-VhC9ieh0

Creating Meaning• Enhance the audience's emotional

experience / providing emotional focus.• Underlining psychological refinements - the

unspoken thoughts of a character, or the unseen implications of a situation.

• Building a sense of continuity (moving in, out and Bridging scenes).

• Underpinning the theatrical build-up of a scene and rounding it off with a sense of finality.

• Character representation / identification• Setting the location• Setting the period • Paralleling the action• Creating a more convincing atmosphere of

space and time• Serving as a kind of neutral background

filler

AnalysisTerminator: ‘The Sarah

Connor Chronicles’Watch the extract and make notes on the different elements of sound that have been used. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRvnMrmRzT8 Using your notes, write a paragraph summarising how sound helps create meaning in the clip.

Stretch & Challenge: Consider how the use of sound helps construct particular representations of gender, status & power in the clip.