Research: sound

Sound

 Sounds are used in a film to allow the audience to have a better understanding of the scene as it  can normally  adapts of a scene. In thriller films they are used to help an understanding in the audience towards whats going on also they're used to represent the characters feelings and emotions to have an impact on the audience or even to get a certain response from the audience. Sounds can even be used symbolize both the protagonists and the antagonists movements or feelings in a scene. 

types of sound...

There are many different sound techniques that directors use within a scene, examples of these would be on- screen/ off-screen sounds etc.

Diegetic Sound

 Sound, which is part of the film world, for example; the dialogue within the film, music from a radio jukebox.  The sound heard doesn't have to be on screen as it could be laughter heard from a scene with people playing on a beach which is known as off screen sound, whether we see the person laughing or not we still hear it and allows the audience to understand what is going on in the scene clearer; as it is based upon realistic sounds it makes the scene a lot more intriguing for the audience to watch. In addition Diegetic sounds can cause the audience to emphasize with the scene and the characters within it due to the audience being able to understand the scene. in this scene when he walks into the bar we know that hes in a bar because the music begins to play.

Non-Diegetic Sound

 sound, when the sound is part of the film and visible on screen as it could be a soundtrack, sound effect or voice over etc. These sounds are edited in after the film is created. Furthermore these sounds such as voice-overs can also be used to emphasis important parts or key meanings in a thriller film. Also it helps to create a suspense filled feeling as the audience are then able to determine what will happen next in the scene e.g. someone is going to die etc. 

On Screen Sound
 On screen sounds are able to be seen by the audience for example someone and the audience being able to actually see the that person. On screen sounds help the audience to understand what is happening in the scene easier as they know exactly where the sound is coming from and why they are making that specific sound also on screen sounds allow the audience to feel a sense of understanding for example when he's talking to the man the camera switches to him and when the dog comes in the camera switches to it as it start growling.









 

 

 

 Off screen sound 
 Off screen sounds are sounds that can be heard but not seen by the audience, E.g. someone talking on the phone and not seeing the other person speak on the other side. Off screen sounds can also be used within a thriller film in order to build suspense and tension e.g creaking floor boards or twigs snapping in a forest etc. It  allows the audience to empathize with the atmosphere and mood of the scenes containing off screen sounds.

 

Parallel Sound

  Parallel sounds is  sounds that is expected to be heard by the audience for example if we see a window break the audience will expect to hear a crack or smash; similar to the setting being in a car, we expect to hear horns cars smashing, police sirens ans cars swerving. Parallel sounds are conventional because the audience expect to hear some kind of parallel sound in any film they watch. This creates a sense of realism within a film as the audience understand what is going on in the film and it helps to build and create a humanized atmosphere.

Contrapuntal Sound

 A contrapuntal sound is when the sound heard does not match the on-screen performance for example in the film "Jaws" the scenes of the beach are accompanied by the contrapuntal theme song "dum dum dum", this sound does not match with the scene which can confuse the audience but  builds up tension and suspense  at the same time  as they get disconnected from the film so they are not able to interpret what will happen next but because of the pace of the sound, the fact that it get faster and faster it shows a problem is about to occur. Contrapuntal sounds help a lot when it comes to building suspense within a scene making it unpredictable for the audience.