Sound

Lesson Objective: To be able to show an understanding of how sound is used to create meaning.

Lesson Outcomes:
All will be able to explain the purpose of one sound technique (E)
Most will be able to identify and explain the purpose of 2-4 sound techniques (C)
Some will be able to use media language effectively to explain the purpose of 5 or more different sound techniques (A)

sound code:

The type of music in a text can convey a great deal of information about the mood and of the text. Tension and emotions can be helped by the music.

Diegetic: 

Sound you would expect to hear in the film world. It belongs with the frame. It will be the natural part of the narrative. Not always visible.

dietetic sound in thriller make the audience relate and feel a connection to what they are watching. the way i can use this in my own production is using the sound from running up the stairs and the crying baby also the alarm from the baby alarm to make it more clear.

Non-diegetic: 

This is sound or music that is added, such as in the editing scene.

adding sound like punches and click their knuckles is good because these are sounds that are normally quiet and sometimes not heard, in thriller you can use this to emphasis the sound of bones breaking or being stabbed also with of set screams. I could use this in my own thriller to emphasis the movement upstairs from the clown as it would be quite hard to hear. 

Rhythm of the music: 

This can dictate the rhythm of cuts, such as in fight scenes to create tension.

rhythm of music in thrillers are to create a atmosphere and also create suspense as your waiting for some thing bad to happen. i will use this in my own thriller to do the exact thing and then end it with something that wasnt expected.

Silence: 

creates tension.

the silence of this scene is very little but still create a effect of we are just sitting on the edge of the chair waiting for the action. i could use this in my thriller to emphasis the babysitting listening to sound but there are now this also create suspense

Voice over narration: 

This is when dialogue is added on in the editing stage and it is usually used to explain things that have already happened.

voice overs in thrillers are mostly to catch you up with the story or to used as the story teller. I could use this in my thriller by explaining what happens after the babysitter scene.

Sound bridge: 

this is when sound can be used as a bridge to maintain continuity in a sequence by running a soundtrack under a series of images to link them together, or to create a transition from one scene to another.

this is a good way to also explain the story or show a number of different views at once. i could use this in my thriller to show that a death has happened by playing a sad song and showing the babysitter on the floor then people crying so on ...

Parallel sound:  

This is when the sound and the image complement each other.

thrillers always use this to create suspense ,shock and surprise. i will use this in my thriller because it is a very good way to show the three S's and a lot of successful thriller use this.

Contrapuntal Sound: 

This is when the sound and image don’t complement each other. Happy music played over something sad happening on the screen.)