A reminder of our notes on Sound:
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. Alternatively, the sound of the following scene may begin before the image changes. This is a called a sound bridge and helps create a smooth transition from one scene to the next.
Practical assignment: parallel and contrapuntal sound video
Complete this video task in pairs - you only need to create ONE video between the two of you but it must be uploaded to YouTube and posted to BOTH of your blogs.
1) Choose a 60 second piece of music - it can be a film score or a song, it is up to you.
2) Using editing software (Windows Moviemaker is fine but Adobe Premiere is available on Media PCs or at home if you are able to use it) produce a one-minute montage of images and video. Half the images need to be parallel to the music and half need to be contrapuntal. Think carefully about how you can best select images and video to have a significant impact on the audience.
3) Upload the finished video to YouTube and embed it in your own blog with a brief description of what you've created. Note: due to videos being blocked on copyright grounds, please also save the exported video file (e.g. MP4) into your student folder on the M: Media Shared drive.
4) Present your video to the class next week, explaining the thinking behind your work.
Deadline: set by your coursework teacher and on Google Classroom
Here's an example from a previous year to give you an idea of what to produce:
Deadline: set by your coursework teacher and on Google Classroom
Here's an example from a previous year to give you an idea of what to produce:
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