Use of Sound.

Use of Sound.

There are different sound techniques used in films and videos including music, dialogue, silence and sound effects.

Diegetic sound- Sounds which belong to the actual film including voice of characters, objects which make sound, instruments used in music playing in the film. We can see this sound e.g. if we see someone getting shot we hear a shotgun.

Non-diegetic sound- Sounds which don't belong to the films world including dramatic effects. They are represented as coming from the source when in fact they are outside the story space. This also includes music.

Sound bridge- This is when a sound of the next scene begins before we see the image, and starts at the end of the previous scene. This introduces us into the next scene.

Silence in a film creates suspense and tension, and is used a lot in thrillers. It causes us to focus more on the image to know what's going on, and then shock is used to make us jump with something jumping out in the screen or something very unpredictable happening. Dialogue in a film really sets the story and tells us about those particular characters. We can analyse their use of language and their accent to determine who they are.