Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Workshop 4, sound in the film.

 There are two types of sound that can be used in the film:

  • Diegetic -- the sound that occurs in the world of the movie or in the scene. It can either be seen on the scene or it cannot be seen on the scene but can be heard. 
  • Non-diegetic -- the sound that is on the top of the scene and/or the film. It is most transformative for the member of the audience. It brings the audience a special vibe to the scene or even a film.
There are also a total of five different sound layers that can be created from diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, these layers are as follows:
  1.  Dialogue  -- diegetic 
  2. Voice Over -- that one can be both, diegetic and non-diegetic. It is diegetic only when the thoughts of the character been read out loud (e.g. the character is reading an email and there is a voice-over of that email)
  3. Ambient Sound -- diegetic 
  4. Music -- it can also be both, diegetic and non-diegetic. If it is non-diegetic then it is normally used to show the mood of the current scene or even character.
  5. Sound effects or as it is called in the industry -- foley sound.  It normally helps the member of the audience to better follow the narrative of the story/scene

 One of the most important features to remember, while you are using the sound is to create a deeper meaning of the scene, to emphasize certain aspects of the scene. 


As well as all of the types listed above there are two types of soundtrack within the scene.

  1.  Theme music -- it is most commonly used as a melody that can most people recognize at it is used for the audience to spot the film or the scene
  2.  Leitmotif -- it is a song/music that keeps coming up with the same character or place, so that audience would associate it with that place/character maybe even situation.

In order to understand it and show the understanding of how to use the sound in the film/sequence, I had to add a soundtrack or a piece of music to my previously made sequence. To do so I have used software called GarageBand, which is an app that goes within my laptop and you can use it to add the music or the soundtrack on any sequence/film. 
































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My final opening sequence.