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Sound. Diegetic sound Part of the cinematic ‘world’ E.G. natural sounds Non-diegetic sound Not part of the cinematic ‘world’ E.G. background music. Use of Sound. Atmosphere Create the diegetic space Create meaning Steer narrative Suggest presence/absence – e.g. offscreen
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Diegetic sound • Part of the cinematic ‘world’ E.G. natural sounds Non-diegetic sound • Not part of the cinematic ‘world’ E.G. background music
Use of Sound • Atmosphere • Create the diegetic space • Create meaning • Steer narrative • Suggest presence/absence – e.g. offscreen • Compliment or contrast with the image • Can be used to bridge/juxtapose scenes
Quality of sound • Volume • Timbre • Pitch • Processed : Distorted/echo/clear/etc • Use of instruments • Chords
Use of sound links • http://filmsound.org/marshall/ • http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/sound.htm • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em9QfKQUPlY • http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2008/jul/17/ahistoryofsoundinfilmabr