2. Lesson Objectives All students to be able to explain diegetic
and non-diegetic sound with examples. All students to be able to
analyse how elements of soundcreate meaning for the audience in a
short TV Drama clip. Many students will be able to use a wider
range of soundterminology to discuss how sound is used in
combinationwith other technical elements to create meaning for
theaudience. and some students will be able to evaluate how the use
ofsound helps construct particular representations i n a short TV
Drama clip. 3. A soundtrack should really be regarded as being as
of equal importance as the visual elements.Sound can be divided
into two main categories: Diegetic SoundNon-diegetic Sound Sound
that has an onscreenSound that does not have ansource and belongs
to theonscreen source & charactersworld of the filmonscreen do
NOT hear ite.g.e.g.DialogueAdded musicSound effectsContrapuntal
sound Ambient sound Voice over 4. KEY SOUND TERMINOLOGY Soundtrack
- the recorded sound element of a film. Theme music/tune - a
recurrent melody in the film. Sound effects - sounds other than
dialogue or musicmade artificially (Often refered to as Foley
Sound) Ambient sound - buzz and/or surrounding sounds. Dialogue -
speech. 5. KEY SOUND TERMINOLOGY Voiceover - narration in a film
not accompanied by asynchronised image of the speaker forming the
words. Direct address - when characters speak directly to thecamera
i.e. the audience. Diegetic sound any sound that has an onscreen
sourceand belongs to the world of the film. Non-diegetic sound any
sound that does not have anonscreen source & characters
onscreen do NOT hear ite.g. some voiceovers, music. 6. KEY SOUND
TERMINOLOGY Sound bridges any sound/s that continue from oneshot to
another. They help create a smooth transitionfrom one shot to
another. In this way the sound issaid to be enhancing the
continuity of the film. Parallel sound sound that complements the
imagetrack. Sound & image seem to reflect each other.
Contrapuntal sound sound that does notcomplement or fit with the
image track. 7. Listen to the following sound clips.What do they
make you think about? What mood/feelings do you attach to them?
Sound clip 1 Sound clip 2 Sound clip 3Does the meaning you attach
to the first clips change now you have heard all 3? 8.
Understanding how music can helpcreate meaning Enhance the
audiences emotional experience /providing emotional focus.
Underlining psychological refinements - the unspokenthoughts of a
character, or the unseen implications of asituation. Building a
sense of continuity (moving in, out andBridging scenes).
Underpinning the theatrical build-up of a scene androunding it off
with a sense of finality. 9. Understanding how music can helpcreate
meaning Character representation / identification (e.g. good Vs
evilin Star Wars, CSI Miami clip) Setting the location, e.g.
Setting the period Paralleling the action Creating a more
convincing atmosphere of space and time Serving as a kind of
neutral background filler 10. Analyse the use of sound in CSI Miami
Link to clip (watch first 2mins
40s):http://estream.reigate.ac.uk/view.aspx?id=2148~4p~QczvuqJw&chapID=10935
Watch the CSI clip and make notes on the differentelements of sound
you can identify. In pairs, compare the notes you have made and
considerthe meanings created by them. Using your notes, write a
paragraph summarising howsound helps create meaning in the clip. (8
mins) Stretch & Challenge: Consider how the use of sound
helpsconstruct particular representations of age or class &
statusin the clip. 11. Soundtrack ActivityCreate a soundtrack for
your new character.Include: Both Diegetic and Non-diegetic sound
Ambient sound Foley sound effects Theme music
