Film Unit - Lesson 7

Lights! Camera! Action!

Learning Objective:
- to explore the use of sound in films

Sound in Film

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Music

  1. A horror film - dark, creepy, eerie 
  2. A action film - upbeat, bouncy
  3. A thriller - creepy
  4. A comedy film - a already sung pop song
  5. A science-fiction film - mysterious

Soundtrack

When we talk about a film's soundtrack in Media, we are talking about all the sounds we can hear in a film. That could include:
  • music 
  • dialogue
  • sound effects
  • voice over/narration
The sound in a film can be one of two types:
  • Diegetic - sounds you would hear if you were in the scene E.g. someone speaking, footsteps, music on a radio.
  • Non-diegetic - sounds that only the audience can hear. E.g. narration, internal dialogue, music.

Foley

Most of the sounds that you can hear on a film are added after filming. This is because most scenes are filmed to focus on capturing dialogue. And microphones can't pick up on most non-dialogue sound within the scene, which even if recorded can sound muddled.
  • Foley is the reproduction of everyday sounds for use in film making
  • These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass.
  • It helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background noises, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable.
  • Even more important with animations where all sounds will have to be created afterwards
  • Some sounds can't be recorded as they don't exist. Here Foley artists have to imagine the sound and try to create it themselves using natural or synthesised sounds. Films like Harry Potter or Avengers where creatures that don't exist are created.  

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