Preliminary Exercise 13: Introduction to Sound in Film (Be a Sound Engineer)

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 

Score: ______/20marks
Word	Meaning and example
Sound in film	The sounds in a film describe actions in film  Example: sounds of footsteps
Sound engineer	Someone who produces sound  Example: responsible for recording all sound in film
Soundtrack	The music album playing in the movie  Example: Euphoria by Labrinth
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   Examples: The same song that plays every time a character appears
Sound effects	The sounds things make  Example: footsteps
Dialogue	Words being exchanged  Example: people talking
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? 

A Cabin/The Woods (Horror)
Music  (List 6 words used to describe this music)	Suspenseful, Screeching, Screaming, Humming, high frequency, slashing     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.)	"I'm your friend to the end."   13 "One of us. One of us."  12 "They're coming to get you, Barbara."  “They’re here.”

 

 

Basketball Game (Teen Drama)
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.”

 

 

Urban City Scene (Thriller)
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.”

 

Car Chase (Action)
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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_____my_girl________________ (    romance     )
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...