Sound Techniques

Dialogue 

Dialogue conversation between two or more people.

Diegetic sound

Any noise that is made in the scene. Furthermore, the character in the scene can hear the sound. it is sound is the sound surrounding the character such as dialogue and movement.

Non- Diegetic sound

Sounds that the character cannot hear, is called non-digetic. For example, the sound track or the narrator over the scene is a non diegetic sound.

An example of diegetic and non-diegetic sound is from Jaws, when the shark attacks the people in the sea by the beach. to view this video click on it below:

Sound Motif

A sound that becomes associated with a person, thing or programme. Every time you hear the sound you think of association. For example the Eastenders theme tune.

Synchronous Sound

The visual seems to move at the same time as the sound, they match. For example, in music videos, people move in time with the music. Sometimes the sound can be diegetic or non-diegetic sounds.

Contrapuntal Sound

Sound that does not match what you can see, it sounds inappropriate and does not fit the feel of the visual. It changes the feel of the scene. A Pop music used in a funeral. below is an example of contrapuntal sound:

Voice Over

A narrator or character is speaking over the scene so you mainly hear their voice.

Soundtrack

The piece of music played of the scene or trailer to create dramatic effects.

Ambient Sound

Everyday noises that you hear in the background of  a scene. They are used to make the scene more realistic. For example, if you are in your room and you can hear the cars outside.

Sound Perspective

Sound perspective refers to the apparent distance of a sound

Clues to the distance of the source include the volume of the sound and the balance with the other sounds, the frequency range (high frequencies may be lost at a distance).

Mode of address

This is where the narrator addresses the audience directly, often-confiding information or insights not available to the characters in the piece. This information is often taken as authoritative by the audience, and can effect the way they relate to the characters.

Sound Bridge

Sound bridges can lead in or out of a scene.

They can occur at the beginning of one scene when the sound form the previous scene carries over briefly before the sound begins. Below is a  example of a sound bridge on a scene from 39 steps, where towards the end, demonstrates a sound bridge: