Activity 2 –
Shawn of the dead (2004): Diegetic and Non-Diegetic:
Diegetic sound – Any sound the that the character/characters can hear on screen.
- This can be heard from dialogue between the 2 main characters, TV presenter, sound of a door creak.
Non-Diegetic sound – Any sound the characters can’t hear, but the audience can.
- This can be heard when a ominous tone plays when both characters realise there’s a zombie apocalypse. It also can be heard when music is played when they attempt to kill a zombie.
activity 3 –
“Needle drop” – When a pre-existing song is used in a film. The song is then used in the films narrative.
activity 4 –
Foley – Sound affects artist
examples of Sound effects produced by a Foley artist:
- foot steps
- Sword fights
- Breaking bones
- creaking floorboards
Everything in-between with real objects.
activity 5 –
Leitmotif – a reoccurring theme to establish a characters presence.
An example of this can be seen with The character, ‘The prowler’ from Spider-Man into the spider verse (2018) where his theme is used to announce his ominous presence to the narrative.