Sound is incredibly important to our understanding of a film. The music, dialogue and sound effects (SFX) all contribute to the way we appreciate what we are watching on the screen.
Diegetic and non-diegetic sound
Diegetic sound comes from the world of the film we are watching. This could include dialogue by characters in the scene or music or other sound that comes from a source we would naturally expect that sound to come from, e.g. a radio or TV.
Non-diegetic sound is added during post production, e.g. voice over or music sound track.
Parallel and contrapuntal sound
Parallel sound is music we would normally expect to hear accompanying a scene, e.g. soft romantic music might be played over a love scene.
Contrapuntal sound is music that we don’t normally associate with the scene we are watching, e.g. classical music played over a bloody fight scene.
Sound bridge
Sometimes you will notice that sound from a scene continues even though the visual image has moved to the next scene. This is a sound bridge and helps create a smooth transition from one scene to the next.
Homework: parallel and contrapuntal sound presentation
1) Choose a 30 second piece of music.
2) Using PowerPoint, produce two collages – one that appears parallel to the music and one that is contrapuntal. If you can, add the music to the PowerPoint.
3) Save the PowerPoint to Google Drive and then open it up (this will open it in Google Slides). If you click on 'File' and then 'Publish to the web' you can find an option to embed your powerpoint in Blogger.
4) Present your collage to the class next week, explaining the thinking behind your work.
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