A sound mixer ensures audio is recorded at a good level for each take., they decide when in films sounds are necessary.

a sound editor tracks the layers of sound in film and ensure they all blend well together.

The Shepard’s Tone– this makes views/ listeners believe pitch is always going up higher and lower creating a jarring contrast to make the audience believe something is intense.

diegetic– when it is in side the characters world eg a car horn

non-diegetic– when a sound is playing that the character cannot hear and is outside their world eg music playing.

examples in joker –

diegetic:

The radio, car horns, chatter and footsteps in the background, Arthurs character can hear therefore it is diegetic.

non-diegetic

The melancholy violin music playing in the background the therapist and Arthur cannot hear therefore it is non-diegetic.

sound effects-

•Sound effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds that are used in artistic works to emphasize or express an action, mood, or feeling. Sound effects were initially used in radio dramas, but can be observed more often today in podcasts, theatre, films, and television shows

film genres usually associated is horror action and si-fi films. Where the soundscape is enhanced to increase dramatic tension

Foley artists- a Foley artist layers sound over the film once it has finished production, the sounds are created by random objects to perfectly replicate natural noises.

light motif- a specific set of music to distinguish and establish a specific franchise. you can have it for character as a theme tune eg jaws, setting in the lord of the rings to tell viewers where the characters are, emotions can be used by slowing down or speeding up a song to create meaning eg the UP theme tune.

L & J cut- bridges a visible transition.

Voice over- gives consumer a idea as the what’s happening in the plot, but can be unreliable eg- Shawshank redemption, Ferris Bulers day off.

underscoring- to establish the mood and atmosphere and almost the characters thoughts possibly to tell the audience what’s coming.

Synchronous sound- when a visible action is matched with a sound.

asynconous sound-is used when the director wants to create tension as the viewer can hear a sound but cannot see its source. Sometimes the audience can’t hear the sound that the character inside the film can hear.

needle drop- popular song dropped into a film and usually sets the mood. eg- Garry glitter song n joker steps sequence.

sound perspective-refers to the apparent distance of a sound source, evidenced by its volume, timbre, and pitch.

sound design- the use of sound in a film to carry the narrative along, which is crucial for the viewing experience that has a lot more of importance then we know. The use of sound creates depth, the most dominant sound in the scene and how it creates meaning for the story eg- the little girls footsteps going through the apartment to highlight her innocence.

My film with my favourite film sound track is “Call Me By Your Name” directed by Luca Guadaginino. I like the soundtrack as I not only love the songs in it regardless but it also relates to the films genre, romance and drama. The film has a distinct Italian feel to it and the soundtrack backs this up with it being mostly calm and slow melodic songs. The songs within this slowly paced soundtrack are melancholy at times signifying the heartbreak within the film which i believe to be very powerful to crate meaning and feeling for the viewers.