Sound plays a very important role as a generic convention in film making as it is is able to enhance on how the audience interprets certain ideas and emotions. Sound can also give meaning to a scene or explain what action can not. It can produce feelings and emotions through the atmosphere it creates. The type of music in a text can convey a lot of information about the mood and tone of text. For example, tension and emotions can be reinforced through the music. For example:
- Psycho shower scene: high pitch instrumental to make the audience feel uncomfortable like something scary is going to happen, sudden screeching noise arises which indicates to the audience that there is potential danger or death, constant deep rhythmic beat with the use of instruments such as the cello and the base to create tension
Diegetic Sound
This is sound that belongs within a frame as it is what you would expect to hear from the narration or action in the scene. For example when someone opens a door it may result in a creaking sound. For example:
This is sound that belongs within a frame as it is what you would expect to hear from the narration or action in the scene. For example when someone opens a door it may result in a creaking sound. For example:
Non Diegetic Sound
Sound or music that has been edited into the scene after it has been created. This is usually added to emphasize or exaggerate what would have been a diegetic sound. For example:
- Black Swan ballet scene: swish of her wings is made louder when she turns into the black swan, sounds of her breath are also exaggerated to create emotion, sounds of footsteps made louder (01:32:15-01:32:40)
Rhythm
Rhythm is used to dictate the cuts used in films or in fight scenes to create tension. For example:
- Mr and Mrs smith: rhythm used in the song 'Express Yourself' to add an upbeat pace to the fight scene, parts of the music indicate more physical hits/punches, louder parts of the song are used to show more important scenes (01:10:19-01:12:04)
Voice over narration
When dialogue is added on in the editing stage which is used to explain things that have already happen or will happen throughout the narrative. For example:
- Shawshank Redemption: Morgan Freeman's voice has been used to set the scene and story, explains the main character and what he thinks of him (08:32-15:11)
Parallel sound
When the sound and scene complement so the actions and music show similar emotions and aspects. For example:
Contrapuntal sound
When the sound and image do not match. For example happy music is played over a torture scene.
Silence
This can be done through editing the film- so no sound is heard, or through silence in room which creates tension and suspense for a dramatic effect.
When producing our thriller opening we may want to consider jumpy music or slow eerie music as these can produce different moods and settings for thriller films. Another sound element which is very classic is high pitched sounds, which is most famously known in the thriller Psycho. The screeches and unsettling sounds add suspense and horror to the film. Other typical sounds used in thriller genres are diegetic and non-diegetic as these can include footsteps, doors creaking, pulling out of the knife, gun shots etc.
What is a sound bridge? What is the relationship between "rhythm" and the editing process? (post-production)
ReplyDeletewhat purpose is the clip you have uploaded?
ReplyDeleteSound bridge uses sound to link two scenes and this adds continuity by running sound from one shot across a cut to another shot to make the action seem uninterrupted. Usually the sound from the second scene is heard before we start to see the picture from that scene.
ReplyDeleteRhythm is helpful when it comes to the editing process as it can be used to indicate where cuts are appropriate. This makes film flow more easily, thus presenting a clear story line.
And the clip is an example of parallel sound.
What is the name of the film where happy music is played over the torture scene? I might use that as an example for contrapuntal sound
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