Planning: Film Activity II- Sound in Film Analysis

 Planning in Film Activity II: Sound in Film Analysis

 

What is the purpose of sound in the film?
One of its primary functions is to deliver information, making it clear what's happening in the plot of the film. It also adds another level to the production value, heightening the immersive nature of the production.
The Components of Sound
Define Dialogue	Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
Define Sound Effects	Effects that are imitative of sounds called for in the script of a dramatic production and that enhance the production's illusion of reality.
Define Music	Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
Define diegetic sounds	Sound that originates from within the video or film's world is termed diegetic sound.
List the diegetic sounds in the movie and give two or more examples.	-Dialogue: Jonas talking with his peers -Music: Background music -Sound effects: explosions, rain drops, car engines, and many, many more.
Define non-diegetic sounds	Non-diegetic sound is any type of sound that does not specifically exist within the world of the film itself.
List the non-diegetic sounds in the movie and give two or more examples.	-Foley sound effects -Traditional film music or score -voice-over narration.
Sound Techniques
Define Synchronous Sound	Synchronous sound, or sync sound, is audio that lines up precisely with what's happening on screen.
List 3 examples of synchronous sound	Character dialog, a shot of a river with rushing water sounds, and punching sounds during a fight scene are all examples of synchronous sound.
Define Asynchronous Sound	Asynchronous sound is audio that doesn't match up with visuals.
List 3 examples of asynchronous sound	-The baby crying -The dog barking -The doorbell ringing
Define parallel sound	Parallel Sound is a collective of sound designers creating music that is parallel to an audience's visual experience.
Define contrapuntal sound	Anything contrapuntal has to do with counterpoint, which is a type of music that has two melodic lines played at the same time.
Describe the soundscape in the film's opening and use examples. Is the sound parallel or contrapuntal? Use the Sound in Film Lesson pdf to see essential vocabulary. The sound is parallel.
How does sound establish the opening image, the theme stated, set-up, and the catalyst? Ask questions such as: Is the sound melodic, discordant, or crescendo? How is the rhythm illustrating the pace of the film? (Fast, slow, irregular) Sound is important because it engages audiences: it helps deliver information, it increases the production value, it evokes emotional responses, it emphasizes what's on the screen and is used to indicate mood. Sound adds emotion and connects people to what they're seeing.
Are the sounds best suited for the film?	Yes, because it shows and does not overpower the speaker when he is talking about the rules, etc.
List 2 or more dialogue lines that support the world/setting of the film.
“After the ruin we started over”	“Creating a new society”	“Rules were one of the biggest building blocks”
List 3 or more dialogue lines that support the characters of the film.
“Use precise language”	“Take your morning medication”	“Wear your assigned clothing”
List 1 or more dialogue lines that support the theme-stated beat.
“I was lost... I always felt like I saw things differently.”
Sound Editing in film
Define L Cut	An L-cut is when the audio from the preceding scene continues to play over the footage from the following scene.	In the beginning of the opening scene the music that was used to establish where this place is, it was carried out the whole opening scene.
Define J Cut	A J-cut is a variant of a split edit film editing technique in which the audio from a following scene overlaps the picture from the preceding scene,	Towards the middle of the opening when Jonas was listing all the rules such as “Never lie” and “Use precise Language”