Sound Terminology

Diegetic sound is...

• Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

• Sound which the actors can both see and hear

• Sound that matches the action on screen and the actors can hear it

• Sound which cannot be matched to a visible source, for example – police sirens in the distance

__________ sound is audio which is deliberately increased to draw your attention to it

Synchronous sound is...

• Sound that matches the action on screen and the actors can hear it

• Sound which the actors can both see and hear

• Sound which cannot be matched to a visible source, for example – police sirens in the distance

• Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

A ______ _____ is a sound used to transition one clip to the next – usually a change of scene – which helps keep continuity.

A ___________ is a sudden drop in sound, used to indicate that something important is about to happen

Contrapuntal sounds are...

• Sound which is deliberately increased to draw your attention to it

• Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

• Sounds that don't seem to fit with the genre/image. For example in a fight scene in a film you would not expect to hear classical music

• Sound which cannot be matched to a visible source, for example – police sirens in the distance

Non-diegetic sounds are...

• Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

• Sounds used to transition one clip to the next – usually a change of scene – which helps keep continuity.

• Sound which is deliberately increased to draw your attention to it

• Sound that matches the action on screen and the actors can hear it

___________ sound is when the audio and the visual theme match

Non-synchronous sounds are...

• Sounds whose source is not visible on the screen, such as music, narration or sound effects for dramatic effect

• Sound which the actors can both see and hear

• Sound which is deliberately increased to draw your attention to it

• Sound which cannot be matched to a visible source, for example – police sirens in the distance

______ sound is sound which is recreated in a studio and added to a track which may not have been picked up whilst shooting