Sound editor and a sound mixer

Sound mixer

A crew member who records and balances audio for a film

Sound editor

A crew member responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings.

Diegetic and Non Diegetic sound

A diegetic sound is a sound that comes naturally from the film such as rain and character dialog.

Non diegetic sound is a sound that is not natural to the film such as a soundtrack or narration.

what is a needle drop moment?

A needle drop moment is when music is synchronised with another work such as tv show a film.

sounds made by a foley artist

Some sounds that may be made by foley artists are skulls or bones being crushed, footsteps, bodies falling and windows or doors opening.

leitmotif

Some examples of films that use a leitmotif include Harry Potter with Hedwig’s theme, James Bond with the main theme and Jaws.

narration

Narration is a spoken description of an event or the soundtrack. A sound the characters can’t hear.