the difference between a sound design and a sound mixers is a sound mixer mixes multiple different audio’s and adjusts them to creates a sound atmosphere that fits the tone of the scene. They also adjust the quality of the audio so its easier to listen too.

A sound editor makes sure everything sounds perfect and makes sure that the dialogue music and effects all sync together well for the specific scene. They also polish off any sounds or audio and add in sound bites ( short audio clip taken from a larger audio clip) where needed.

diegetic – joker

this scene is diegetic since the sounds you can hear in the scene e.g. the crumpling paper and the TV in the background actually exist and you can see them. Therefore all of these sounds come naturally from the movie and isn’t ‘added’ in separate from the world in the movie

Non-diegetic – joker

This is an example of a non diegetic scene because in this scene the background music doesn’t actually exist in the world of the film and the joker cant actually hear the music but as the audience we can

what is a sound effect

sound effects are usually artificially created or enhanced sounds that are used inartistic work to emphasize or express an action mood of feeling. sound effects were initially used in radio dramas but can be observed more often today in podcasts theatre films and television shows.

Needle drop and why we use it

A needle drop in film is when a pre-existing song syncs up with a scene making the scene unforgettable, the song doesn’t need to be made from scratch or be original for it to sync and create a certain mood or display an emotion.it can also be used to create irony by having a song played in the background that gives the opposite feel to what’s happening in a scene.

Needle drop are used to enhance emotions in the scene by using songs we are familiar with to underscore the scene.

asynchronous sound is no matched with the visible source of the sound on screen and is used when the director want to create tension as the viewer can hear the sound but not where its coming from.

synchronous is sound that us matched with the action and movement being viewed

Sounds that would be made by a Foley artist

A Foley artist finds creative ways to mimic sounds that need to be added and synced into a scene post production. These can be any sounds including animal noises e.g. a horse running or a dog walking. It can also be movement sounds like a fight scene or someone skiing down a hill. its normally recorded in a sound proof studio and then that audio is layered over

Leitmotif

leitmotifs condition the audience emotionally for the intervention arrival or actions of a particular character. is can also relate to the character and make the audience relate a specific song with a character or a scene/ location

Leitmotif can be use to show how the character develops over time , for example in star wars darth vaders theme song is used throughout the time we see him including when he was young and while he’s dying.

Leitmotif also shows us when a character related to the song is about to come in, for example in jaws we rarely ever see the shark but we know its there from its catchy song that we relate to the shark.

sound bridge

a sound bridge occurs when sound carries over a visual transition in a film

A J cut and and L cut are two good example of this

Voice over

a voice over is a narration over the the film and its often to give context of the film or scenes while they are happening. Narration is usually in the first person or from ‘gods perspective’

narration often tells the audience what we need to know for context, however they may not always be reliable

score/underscore

the score for a film is the theme of the music composed especially for it to enhance the mood/themes of the visuals which appear on he screen. The underscore music is played under the sequence to enhance the mood and its often mixed with dialogue/ sound effects.

in the movie Casablanca the underscoring in the final scene adds sadness to the mood which shows the character emotion through the music, the music also starts when she finds out she’s going to be separated from the man and has to go on the plane alone which adds to the shock with the sudden music.

sound perspective

refers to the apparent distance of a sound source evidenced by its volume timbre and pitch. The sound in a movie isn’t always aligned with where the camera is which makes the sound an important aspect of a movie.

For example in the movie Munich the sound in the scenes are so powerful you don’t need to be watching the movie to understand what is happening, like when the assassins are planting the bomb, you can hear the ambient sound of the city changing as the assassins are working.#

favourite film sound track

my favourite film sound track is the frozen sound track. This is because its one of the most memorable Disney movie sound tracks and is used through all the different movies which ties them all together. Its also one of my earliest memories of film and the sound in the film is still I’m my memory after years of the films release.