SOUND VOCABULARY

Diegetic Sound Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: Voice of characters, sounds made by objects in the story and music represented as coming from instruments in the story space. Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world. Diegetic sound can be either on screen or off screen depending on whatever its source is within the frame or outside the frame. Non-Diegetic Sound - Sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action: narrator commentary, sound effects which is added for the dramatic effect and mood music. Non-diegeticsound is represented as coming from the source outside story space. Synchronous Sounds - are those sounds which are synchronized or matched with what is viewed. For example if the film portrays a character playing the piano, the sounds of the piano are projected. Asynchronous Sounds -These are not matched with a visible source of the sound on screen. Such sounds are included so as to provide an appropriate emotional nuance, and they may also add to the realism of the film. For example a film maker might opt to include the background sound of an ambulance's siren while the foreground sound and image portrays an arguing couple.

Sound effects:
Sound Motif A sound effect or combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character, setting, situation or idea through the film. The sound motifs condition the audience emotionally for the intervention, arrival, or actions of a particular character. The sound motifs can be very useful in the rough cut, where they help clarify the narrative functions of the characters and provide a sound association for those characters as we move through the story. The use of sound motifs can help shape a story that requires many characters and many locations and help unify the the film and sustain its narrative and thematic development. Sound Bridge - At the beginning of one scene, the sound from the previous scene carries over briefly before the sound from the new scene begins. At the end of one scene, the sound from the next scene is heard, leading into that scene. Dialogue A conversation between two or more people Voiceover- this is a production technique where a voice that is not part of the narrative (nondiegetic)is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations. The voice-over may be spoken by someone who appears elsewhere in the production or by a specialist voice actor. It is pre-recorded and placed over the top of a film or video and commonly used in documentaries or news reports to explain information. Mode of address-these are the ways in which relations between speakers are constructed in a text. In order to communicate, a producer of any text must make some assumptions about an intended audience; reflections of such assumptions may be discerned in the text (advertisements offer particularly clear examples of this). Direct Address -A direct address is the name of the person (normally) who is being directly spoken to.

Sound mixing The process during the post-production stage of a film or a television program in which the collection of recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels along with adjusting the many attributes of the sounds such as the source signals level. Sound perspective - A sounds position in space as perceived by the viewer given by volume, timbre, and pitch.

Soundtrack
Score Incidental music This is music in a play, television program, radio program, video game, film or some other form not primarily musical. It is often background music, and adds atmosphere to the action. It may take the form of something as simple as a low, ominous tone suggesting an impending startling event or to enhance the depiction of a story-advancing sequence. It may also include pieces such as overtures, music played during scene changes, or at the end of an act, immediately preceding an interlude, as was customary with several nineteenth-century plays. It may also be required in plays that have musicians performing on-stage. Themes and stings music or a song that is often played during a film or musical play, or at the beginning and end of a television or radio programme. Ambient sound - Ambient sound means the background sounds which are present in a scene or location. Common ambient sounds include wind, water, birds, crowds, office noises, traffic, etc. Ambient sound is very important in video and film work. It performs a number of functions including: Providing audio continuity between shots, preventing an unnatural silence when no other sound is present, establishing or reinforcing the mood.