Analyse the use of sound in professional moving image products
Diegetic and Non diegetic sound
Diegetic and Non diegetic sound
Diegetic - It can be heard by the audience and the actors on-set film world.
Non Diegetic sound - The actors cannot hear the music but the audience can. It is pre-recorded and added later.
dialogue and speech; A certain scene in a play, a book or film is where a conversation at least two people features.
script/unscripted: scripted dialogue has already been written by the book,play,film writers and is what the actors and actresses are anticipated to say in a scene. An unscripted scene's are generally improved and will find in a fight scene of where the directors gives the actors/actresses the right to say whatever they want within reason
Music- music is used in film which is generally to create emotion on its audience, or to create a particular mood in a scene. There are also many usses such as creating a certain score for a character. A good example of this would be superman as his score of quick associates his presence.
theme tune : this is similar to the earlier reference as it may not be specific characters. The Simpson has its own theme tune which is widely known to anyone who has watched it. In 1960's the batman television series had its original theme tune to give an identity to the programme and to the characters.
Music beds; Music bed allows a voice over to be spoken over the top without interference of any vocals. This is the reason why it is important to have a couple of different cuts, so you can use each of the different version for different purposes, depending on the context which is taken and adapted from here.
pre-existing music - pre-existing music is something that has been created already been created either by a person or which is by a musical instrument. to use pre-existing music you would normally need permission to know that copyright issues can be avoided.
composed music - Composed music is generally made from a professional artists or composers who have an orchestra which is made especially designed for a particulate scene, characters, emotions, etc. Occasionally artists that features in films will make msuc for films from beginning, so this is a form of composed music.
sound affect - this is also similar to pre-recorded music in ways that the sound they use that already existed. A cartoon film would be an example for when they use the sound 'bang' for when someone is hitting each other or they tripped over.
wild track - A wild track would generally be left to a a foley artist in film. A foley artist make live sound affects recorded on a sound stage which is in synched with the pictures to replace any sound that needs to be replaced.
silence- Silence is where is not sound at all and it happens to create an emotion. THis is used in films of horror genre.
script/unscripted: scripted dialogue has already been written by the book,play,film writers and is what the actors and actresses are anticipated to say in a scene. An unscripted scene's are generally improved and will find in a fight scene of where the directors gives the actors/actresses the right to say whatever they want within reason
Music- music is used in film which is generally to create emotion on its audience, or to create a particular mood in a scene. There are also many usses such as creating a certain score for a character. A good example of this would be superman as his score of quick associates his presence.
theme tune : this is similar to the earlier reference as it may not be specific characters. The Simpson has its own theme tune which is widely known to anyone who has watched it. In 1960's the batman television series had its original theme tune to give an identity to the programme and to the characters.
Music beds; Music bed allows a voice over to be spoken over the top without interference of any vocals. This is the reason why it is important to have a couple of different cuts, so you can use each of the different version for different purposes, depending on the context which is taken and adapted from here.
pre-existing music - pre-existing music is something that has been created already been created either by a person or which is by a musical instrument. to use pre-existing music you would normally need permission to know that copyright issues can be avoided.
composed music - Composed music is generally made from a professional artists or composers who have an orchestra which is made especially designed for a particulate scene, characters, emotions, etc. Occasionally artists that features in films will make msuc for films from beginning, so this is a form of composed music.
sound affect - this is also similar to pre-recorded music in ways that the sound they use that already existed. A cartoon film would be an example for when they use the sound 'bang' for when someone is hitting each other or they tripped over.
wild track - A wild track would generally be left to a a foley artist in film. A foley artist make live sound affects recorded on a sound stage which is in synched with the pictures to replace any sound that needs to be replaced.
silence- Silence is where is not sound at all and it happens to create an emotion. THis is used in films of horror genre.
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Explain action: this is known to a sound element, which is being used to clarify the visual screening on the frame, enables understanding when the visual are more abstract. This add extra level's of meaning to a certain scene or character.
Reinforce emotion - When a certain sound in a film which can be shown to create emotion to their audience for example to increase tension, raise sympathy for a certain character.
Attract attention - Sound that attract attention to the audience so that it can help to guild them in a certain scene,
To set a period - To set a particular time of period of sound which are used to help this.
To give a coherence between shots- giving coherence is generally used by sound. When at least two or more shots have been cut together but makes no sense this is when the sound can be used to help create a link between the both and would create coherence and relevance.
To identify a programme - Sounds are used in programme to define what the programme is. For example theme tune, it recognise what the programme is for the audience as it associates the genre of the programme, characters and what happens. Also you can recognise the programme's such as news programme which has a clear difference with in the style of their opening time. This would create a connotes of seriousness and the theme of it as well.
The effect on a specific audience- Like horror genre films, they are good link to use when analysing the sound to have an certain affect. Like For example a sound element of silence being followed by an loud explosive sound sound element which creates the audience jump with fear. The audience of the horror genre film like watching these films because they want to be scared and jump with fear. That's why Horror films makes sure they have these elements to create an emotion.
Explain action: this is known to a sound element, which is being used to clarify the visual screening on the frame, enables understanding when the visual are more abstract. This add extra level's of meaning to a certain scene or character.
Reinforce emotion - When a certain sound in a film which can be shown to create emotion to their audience for example to increase tension, raise sympathy for a certain character.
Attract attention - Sound that attract attention to the audience so that it can help to guild them in a certain scene,
To set a period - To set a particular time of period of sound which are used to help this.
To give a coherence between shots- giving coherence is generally used by sound. When at least two or more shots have been cut together but makes no sense this is when the sound can be used to help create a link between the both and would create coherence and relevance.
To identify a programme - Sounds are used in programme to define what the programme is. For example theme tune, it recognise what the programme is for the audience as it associates the genre of the programme, characters and what happens. Also you can recognise the programme's such as news programme which has a clear difference with in the style of their opening time. This would create a connotes of seriousness and the theme of it as well.
The effect on a specific audience- Like horror genre films, they are good link to use when analysing the sound to have an certain affect. Like For example a sound element of silence being followed by an loud explosive sound sound element which creates the audience jump with fear. The audience of the horror genre film like watching these films because they want to be scared and jump with fear. That's why Horror films makes sure they have these elements to create an emotion.
In the sound analysis below I will be exploring and explaining how these sound elements are being used in these different programmes and give a reasoning for these results which I have mentioned above.
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War - drama genre - The Hurt locker
Film: The Hurt Locker
The film starts of with Arabic language, their tone is rushed as they sound panicked and scared, you can hear with the language is the faint noise of the camera being rattled. This sets the scene of the film as it immediately assumed a war film because of the sound of the modern technology as well as knowing there are wars going in those types of countries.
The car horns, sirens connotes that this is a busy place as well its populated and it feels a sense of danger. This is trying to get the audience attention which shows that the event has taken place and explains an action and the scene. The high pitched synthesized strings connotes the hazards about to happen. This too is trying to get our attention and the muffled voice of the public as the camera cuts to them. The military operates talking which is hard to comprehend. This reinforces emtion of tension and the musical score changes the mood. The heartbeat in the background which has an apperhension has an effect on specific audience which is un-nerving and un-settling.The soilder's boots overtakes the noise.
The Ambulence siren connotes injury and death. There are also English/american accents in dialogues. This give an effect on a specific audience. The switches, winding of controls explains the action. There is near silence but the jet comes across whicch means high war. This also explains actions. The mechanic noises makes the scene eerie. This was minipulated to make tension.
The calm tone of dialogue and banter between characters "seasoned" used to seeing these events. The siren type sound embedded reinforces emotion of fear like WW2 air rapids. Exxagerated sound of pushing noises of people.
The meaning of the noise of costumes; such as the weigh, and density. Due to this changes the voice. There soft and hard parts; this explains dangers. Also the dialogue changes when his head is in the helmet.
The echoing enhances their alines and reinforces the emotion of isolation. As the soldier starts to walk, an area of shots is used and you can hear loading of the guns. This explains that there is danger and the suited soldier needs to be protected.
The jet and helicopter sets a time of period of modern- day war as the technology wasn't awardable. The walkie talkie also does this. This gives a statistic affect.
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Film: Let me in
Genre: Horror
The film begins with a low bass register which is deep and dark. This connotes a horror genre and is attracting the audience attention. Also having an effect on a specific audience. The use of heartbeats connotes that is a life form which would make an effect for the auidence and shows someone is in danger.
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The foghorn adds to the sinister ambuience and conveys the space and lonliness of the beach. Also the sound of the weather is windy which sence of danger is about to happen and the sirens fade into the scene and take over the other noises. This attracts attention and explain action that something sinister is about to happen.There are wide shots being used and took a camera while to adjust to focus. Also there is speed of cars which can be heard as hand held. The speed of cars shows a sense of urgency and the rain gushing down againstthe cars and the wheels
The heavey breathing and cutting of material suggests an injury is being attended to. The patient struggles being tied down this explains explains emotion. The person could be close to death this reinforce emtion of panic. The radio dialogue explains the action before it is seen. The sound if chains rattling and blood confirms while he struggling to get out for some time. The matalic sound attracts attetion.
The camera shots are close and it is difficult to percieve and are unclear which gives cohearence between shots of the police and the person struggling. The gutteral gaps at the end of the shot to shows pain and dying explains death. It also gives an emotional effect on audience which makes them feel scared and tense. The sound is also reinforcing emotion.
The respuratory machine being used on patient when the person asks to speak to him but the patient is unable to talk since the patient is in criticle condition. The nurse's voice sounds anxiety; which seems she's afraid. The exaggeration sound of the machine being made an industiral soound to attract attention. It gives an effect on the audience to find out whats wrong with the person; this gives a feeling of unsettlement.
As man approaches there is a high pitched violin or stringed instrument to emphasise the horror, espically composed music This is giving effect on a specific audience .
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Fictional television programme: Ripper Street
Genre: Horror/ Thriller - Drama
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01pvshm/Ripper_Street_In_My_Protection/
Introduction: A new drama set in the East End of London in 1889 during the aftermath of Jack The Ripper murders. The infamous H Division - the police precinct charged with keeping order in the district of Whitechapel- is in a chaotic state trying to keep order after a tumultuous time for London and reported infamously worldwide.
The scene starts of with the local community talking amongst themselves and walking across the road with church bells.There are horse and carriages which set's the period ( The victorian times). There is an old man talking in old english. The non diegetic music sounds sinnster and exaplains action that something is about to happen.The church bell with the music is deep base which is low connotes the dark period in time and sinister. It shows in comparriosn in the 20th centuary we would normally hear people talking while walking in the road because the cars nowadays camouflage the rest of the noise. But in the victorian times cars were not invented they used horse and carriage. this was there way of getting to place.
The bells in the street sounds like an alarm and warning of some kind. Also the fire crackling and the lantern set the period. There are damp footsteps which would attracts attention and effect on specific audience making them feel edgey. The bells are old, with deep footstep and fast deep drums. This also explains action.
The sound suddenly turns deep and dark and other sounds like increace pace of string instrument to add to the tension and impact which is already happening. There is compsed music which sounds like war drums. The sound echos, this connotes extreme violence and explains action.
There are descrete wild track sound and bottles tripping which the sound of lips and teeths. The metal clicking suggest a dark place and post syncrense. The sound design of a dark place. There are string noise when its quietning and returns to a cracendo (repeated action). This explains action of more violence and it create an unease sound affect whilst move on from leaving a cliff hanger. This is a dramatic sound.
The titles comes up with old traditional old folk music from the victorian times . It gives cohearence between shots because of the old camera flash which conveys preoccupation of violence
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Fictional television programme: Call the Midwife
Genre:
BBC Production
It starts of with up beat music, modern, generally wide reaching music in montage sequence. This gives cohearence between shots and its a period of time after the credits. It starts of with cars which reinforces emotion of the busy life. The music set s the period of the industrial period f the 1950's.
The soundtrack is of deifferent veichles as the factory whilstle rings the style of work in there times. The girls are very well spoken, they have quality manners, very formal and poilte. They have old projector which is setting the period. It also indentify the programme whith the music. They also have many doumentation in the background. This shows how there days that had papers as documentation like nowadays where we have technology such as computers and phones etc.
The dialogue explains the status of the sisters talking. There also shows a man fixing a bike. This explains the period of time. The lady takes a long ventalation of the marsk equipments. The other ladies talk and there dialogues suggests education priority.
There is silent with echo childeren; this explain action. You can hear the couples arguing and show who that the man authority. This reinforces emotion and gives an effect on a specific audience who had suffered through vioelnce. It shows akwardness because of duplicity appearence versus reality in silence because it attracts attention since it focuses of the truth. The frajile voice shows vulenerability and cokery accent of status and class.
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Fictional television programme: Merlin
BBC Production
It sets a magical times of supernatural play. This explains the period of time. They have eerie and sinister sound affect. This is a medival period so its a different period. There are the sound of the planks of wood. This sets the period of time.
The town is lesson communited as the victorian were. There are marple background. the dialogue shows the status and who has prioity. There are creaking doors and almost silens which is creating tension. This is trying to attract attention and effect on a specifc audience.
The string cracendo music explains action that something is about to happen such as danger. \there is dark breeding source of socery which is make an impact on the audience since they dont want the sorcey to lead to merlin.
It turns serious through long string and cracendo music. Also there is martching army as well drums which sets the period. This is because in the medival period they have martching army and this attracts attention as well.
This identify the programme of fantasy because of sourcery and in the medival time and magic. It also explains action to shows that in there time that books were power and knowledge and explains superials.
The magical chimes and xylophone attract audience and attracts an effect on a specific audience of the music. This also reinforce emotion because of the tension that the audience dont want merlin identity to come out. It also explains the magical effect.
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Factual Television programme:
Africa
The sound opening has lound drums, it explains action of a cultural documentary. It also reinforces emtion because of the mystical music which sounds almost natural. Its almost supernatural place that hasn't been discovered. Its identifys the programme with the natural music and track sound of the wind. Also the dialogue is very recognisable since it is David Attenborough (the most well know nature documentarist of the BBC).
This sound of the drums attracts attention of the culture. This would be such as forest trees and animals running around in the forest. Its almost shows that there is another life in the forest. This also makes an effect of a specifc audience such as the young people who loves there sinse of adventure and nature. Also the synthesised music help to creat this natural affect.
There is an eerie music and background music of the wind and also macro of different insect. This enthasise the fear of insects that many people have and shows this in focus was. This would attract attention to the audience as well as give cohearence between shots in macro.
The slurping gives an effect on a specific audience and attracts the audience. This shows the evolving of the insects. The eerie music builds tension and gives cohearence between shots to show that the jungle is alive. This would also attract attention and give an effect of a specific audience. The sound also eccentuate to bring the fullest of the creatures.
The wood sound is creat an effect and trying to reinforce emotion to bring the jungle to life. There is also near silence to build tension to grow the flower. It sounds speed up which is explaining action. This is showing the beauty if the jungle. Also the way of the dialogue of David Attenborough describes of the flowers and the jungles is like hes telling an story which attracts the attention. The dialogues of his voice also makes the audience trust him since he has experience and seen all of this before.
The sound affects turns mystical to get to a wider audience and make an impact for the jungle. It explains the action of the key changes.The banging of the reinforces emotion to show the way of life in jungle. This also explains action of the biogradable substance. Also the wild track of the honey comb is trying the enthise the bees home and there is also enthasise music to show this.
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History of Britain
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074kyy/A_History_of_Britain_by_Simon_Schama_Series_1_Dynasty/
There is minipulated sound of birds which is forshadowing dark even and connotes that danger is about to happen. This also gives cohearence betwenn shots since this shows danger. There is alot more harsher tone espically comparing it to the David Attenborough documentary. Its more livly and its building up a creacendo. This is setting the period and identifyd the programmes of the history era and trying reapresent it. Simons Dialogue is setting the period of the medival era and his tone shows the importance of this docuemtary and he is showing authority. This also identify the programme that it is a documentary because the way of dialogue and the way sound is used. This also gives cohearence between shots because its shows folk traditional instrument.
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