Monday, 19 October 2015

Blog 15

 The importance of sound in a movie
The importance of sound is often neglected by film audiences, as film is often seen as a visual medium, however all it takes is one click of the mute button to make the viewer realize how much films depend on sound to transmit emotion. There are many reasons why sound is so vital in film making and they are. Sound is a great way for the director to introduce the tone and genre of a movie as viewers have come to associate specific music types to certain genres. Action, for example, usually contain a fast-paced opening song with the sound of vehicles or someone running. The audience will instantly know what type of film they are watching and immediately become more familiar to the movie


Ambient Sound- Background sound pressure level at the given location

Score - Part of the opening sequences soundtrack

Voice-over - Piece of a narration.

Dubbing - Mixed recordings added onto the original soundtrack

Foley - Everyday sound effects which are added to the film 

Synchronous - Sound matched to movement in the scene.

Asynchronous- Sound that contrasts an image.

Sound bridge - Sound connecting two scenes.


Sound Motif - Sound effects which are associated with a particular character, setting or situation

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