Sound

SoundBy Jas

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Voiceover1. voice-over a piece of narration in a film or broadcast, not accompanied by an image of the speaker."the budget is summarized in a voice-over at the end of the news"Voiceovers can be used in a range of things for games, films, and many others. They help create an atmosphere for the audience and also help establish narrative.

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Voiceover Example (THE TALL MAN)

A good example of where a voiceover comes into play is the trailer for the tall man, where you can hear a girl explaining the narrative throughout.

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Character Theme/Ambient SoundCharacter Theme - the part of a soundtrack which is associated with a particular character. The character theme is a piece of music which is repeatedly used in connection with a particular character. Eg. music for Jaws has become the character theme for the shark in the film. It is played to signify the presence of the shark, even when this character is not on the screen.

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Diegetic SoundDiegetic sound - sound which the characters within a film can hear. Diegetic sound can include everything from traffic noise, telephone rings, doors slamming and animal sounds, to industrial machinery and dialogue. Tom Cruise reacts in this clip of Top gun by walking to the Dukebox.

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Empathetic SoundEmpathetic Sound sound effects or music that match the mood and rhythm of the actions. An example this is in HER, when Samantha talks about her feelings, you can hear the low tone soundtrack in the background.

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Contrapuntal SoundContrapuntal sound is a term used to describe sounds and soundtracks that we would not necessarily associate with the visual shots shown on the screen.

Sound effect

Sound effect: Inmotion pictureandtelevisionproduction, a sound effect is a sound recorded and presented to make a specific storytelling or creative pointwithoutthe use of dialogue or music.