Sound in the film is the music, sound effects, dialogue, etc... Sound in the film sets the tone or the theme for the scene or the whole film. What you hear when you watch a film is music, dialogue, and background noise. Sound supports the genre, setting, and characters by helping us understand the emotions of a character and how they are feeling. Sound supports the film's atmosphere by helping the audience understand the scene's mood. Sound creates audience engagement allowing the audience to connect with what happening in the film.
Section A: Definitions and Examples
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Word | Meaning and example |
Sound in film | The sounds in a film describe actions in film |
Sound engineer | Someone who produces sound |
Soundtrack | The music album playing in the movie |
Score | Music written to accompany the film Example: Compilation of songs |
Incidental Music | Music used to accompany the mood Example: Happy by Pharrell Williams |
Theme music | Music made to accompany someone |
Sound effects | The sounds things make |
Dialogue | Words being exchanged |
Ambient Sound | Music that emphasizes tone Example: music when a character is getting ready for an event |
Voiceover | Someone talking over in the movie/ flashback Example: The voice in someones head whenever they’re thinking |
Section B: Becoming a sound engineer. Identify the types of sounds to support each theme.
What types of sound would you select to support the visuals in the introduction to movie set at a Cabin/The Woods?
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Music (List 6 words used to describe this music) |
The audience should feel afraid, |
Sound Effects (List 10 effects) | Floor creaking, wind, trees rustlng, walking, screaming, fire, people talking, fighting, and things falling |
Dialogue (List 4 lines or words used in popular movies to support your answers.) |
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Music (List 6 words used to describe this music) | Upbeat, modern, rhyming, rap, 2014 & nonchalant |
Sound Effects (List 10 effects) | Ball bouncing, rapping, arguing, shoe squeak, yelling & announcment |
Dialogue (List 4 lines or words used in popular movies to support your answers.) | “It doesn't matter how you play the game, it's whether you win or lose. And even that doesn't make all that much difference.” “I think you should stick to basketball. You know why? You can't rap!” “After a long day of crime fighting, I like to play a little basketball.” |
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Music (List 6 words used to describe this music) | Instrumental, |
Sound Effects (List 10 effects) | Fighting, wind, talking, suspense music, arguing, running |
Dialogue (List 4 lines or words used in popular movies to support your answers. | “Never trust a pretty girl with an ugly secret.” “The sweetest smiles hold the darkest secrets...” “The world is full of magic. You’ve just got to learn how to access it.” “Books are keys that open many doors.” |
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Music (List 6 words used to describe this music) | Rap, upbeat, fast, catchy, hip pop & guitar |
Sound Effects (List 10 effects) | Loud bangs, shooting, screaming, tires screeching, someone car crashes, |
Dialogue (List 4 lines or words used in popular movies to support your answers.) | -you know this ain’t no 10-second race.” -“I’ve got nothing but time.” -it doesn’t matter whether you win by an inch or a mile, winning is winning -its not how you stand by a car, its how u race your car |
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Music (List 6 words used to describe this music) | Romantic, sad, old, renaissance, classical, & slow |
Sound Effects (List 10 effects) | Rain, kissing, crying, laughing, glass breaking & music |
Dialogue (List 4 lines or words used in popular movies to support your answers.) | “Get outta here! And don't come back for five to seven days!” “I love you, victor. But you’re not mine.” “Life isn't just death. Don't ignore the living.” “His glasses, where are his glasses?!” |
REFLECTION: Each member got to pick a box and a movie to fill it out you really had to think about the music that was playing in the movie and what it meant the sound effects in the movie create the type of movie u can make like if u have a romance movie u would have kissing crying etc...
