Thursday, 29 September 2011

Sound ( Updated )

Sound

The use of sound is essentional in the filmworld , it adds effect to the scene and gets the audiecne more enovled and engaged in the films they are viewing. There are many types of sounds such as non-digectic , diegectic , on screen , off screen , parallel and contrapuntal. These are just a small number that are used to represent the meaning of the scene and enchance the understanding of the charracters feelings and emotions. Sound is used in thriller to add to the emotions created by the scenes , and can add edge to the film.

Digectic sound is any sound that is part of the scene within the film , sounds such as car engines , sceams and sounds of the characters shouting or screaming are forms of digectic sound. Non-diegectic on the other hand , is the sound that is not directly part of the film , sounds such as soundtracks and vioceovers aren't considered to be part of the film and therefore make it non-digectic.

On-screen sound is the term that describes the sound that you can see in the scene such as a playing radio or television in the scene this is effective as the scene becomes more realistic when this is used. Off-screen sound however , you can not see where the sound is coming from , this is effective in horrors and thrillers and the audiecne are curioius to as where the sound is coming from and therefore gets them more engaged in the scene.

Parallel sound is the term that describes bieng able listen to a sound that matches the image on the screen such as a background noise after a crash ,

Contrunpul sound on the other hand is the sound that doesnt reflect which is on the screen and is therefore opposite of the screen.




The scene starts with the use of digectic sound , we can hear the car screeching on the ground this is followed by the charracters vioce , the use of this car screech is an example of digectic sound , this is effective because the sound fits in and is part of the scene . This is then follwed  by the use of onscreen sound as we can see the characterof batman shooting a weapon follwed the the gunshot niose.

The sound also featured in the extract is on screen sound , this is due to the expoloson in which we can visualise and see , this is an effective sound technique as it adds to the entertainemnt , as we can etablish when the objects have exploded , on screen sound is therefore conventional to the genre of action adventure.
Another effective use of sound within the extract is when there is complete silence within the scene after the vechile craches , this is effective as it develops fear and anticaption and there is no response from the vechoicle which therefore is an effective use of sound as it conventional to action and adventure.
Analysing sound from a wide range of films had added to my knowledge of sound as it had allowed me to identify the effectiveness of sound and how to use it to the best of its ability within our movie.Furthermore, by learning the diiferent sound techniques i have discovered which style of sound to include to improve the audiecne pleasure from my film , for example , when the scene has a emotionally scene i will include music to match the scene , which will therefore add to the effectiveness of the scene.

5 comments:

  1. Harry, you have identified the sounds used in films with use of the correct terminology and accurate definitions. Your introduction of sound is also good as you discuss the impact on the audience, but this can be expanded on.



    You choose a great example of an action thriller to analyse, but to develop your work here, you need to provide more analysis to it by identifying at least three examples of of sound, and discuss the impact of its use by using the PEER formula.

    

You should also provide a brief summary to how sounds are used conventionally in a thriller and discuss how this post and analysis of sound has helped you develop ideas about what sounds you will use in your own thriller.

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  2. Make the presentation of your work slightly more easier to follow too, by providing headings for each different type of sound.

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  3. Harry, can you make the changes as commented on before. Create a bold heading for non-diegetic sound, and provide a more in-depth analysis of The Dark Knight. Identify and discuss at least three examples of sound, using PEER. In your explanation - state why you think the sound has been used and what impact it has on the audience, and for relate - comment on how this use of sound is conventional to a thriller film.

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  4. Harry, some good work here, but you should analyse The Dark Knight scene using at least three detailed examples of PEER. End the post stating some of the sound techniques you will use and why, be specific here.

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  5. Great work, well done. Your analysis is clear and you clearly demonstrate your knowledge on the micro-element.

    To improve; end the post stating some of the sound techniques you will use and why, be specific here.

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