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Sound in Cinema

Sound in Cinema. An Overview. The Powers of Sound. Sound engages a distinct sense mode Sound can shape our perception and interpretation of images Sound can direct our attention Sound cues us to form expectations Sound enhances the value of silence. The Fundamentals of Film Sound.

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Sound in Cinema

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  1. Sound in Cinema An Overview Music in Film--Spring 2001

  2. The Powers of Sound • Sound engages a distinct sense mode • Sound can shape our perception and interpretation of images • Sound can direct our attention • Sound cues us to form expectations • Sound enhances the value of silence Music in Film--Spring 2001

  3. The Fundamentals of Film Sound • Acoustic properties • Loudness • Pitch • Timbre • Types of sound in cinema • Speech • Music • Noise • Sound selection guides perception • Dialogue overlap • Sneaking in/out • Use of pre-existing material v. new material • Music and association Music in Film--Spring 2001

  4. Dimensions of Film Sound • Rhythm • Musical • Speech • Sound effects • Fidelity • Space • Diegetic—sounds having a source w/in the story space • Internal • External • Non-diegetic—sounds represented as coming from outside the story world • Onscreen and offscreen sounds • Sound perspective Music in Film--Spring 2001

  5. Dimensions of Film Sound • Time • Viewing time • Story time • Plot time • Synchronous • Asynchronous • Simultaneous • Nonsimultaneous • Most nondiegetic sounds have no relevant temporal relationship to the story Music in Film--Spring 2001

  6. Questions to ask • What sounds are present? • Music, speech, or noise? • How are volume, pitch, and timbre used? • Is the sound rhythmically related to the image? • Is the sound faithful or unfaithful to its perceived source? • From where is the sound coming? • Within the story’s space? • Onscreen or offscreen? • When is the sound occurring? • Simultaneously with the story action? • Before? After? • How are the various sounds organized across a sequence of the entire film? Are any patterns formed? Music in Film--Spring 2001

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