Unit 38: Sound Production

Ambient sound 
Everything going around the person who is speaking. e.g waves, wind at the beach

Synchronised sound 
The words are spoken to match the lip movements of the speaker, often used in music videos.

Voice over sound 
When you can hear the voice but can't see the person/ dubbed onto any scene, e.g documentaries.

Sound effects 
Usually added to the soundtrack at the dubbing scene. sound to match the actions of events on the screen. e.g glass breaking, gun shots.

sounds that are about the scene but do not match anything actually shown, e.g sound of birds singing, might be shown in the forest or countryside.

Music 
Final sound added to film, television shows in postproduction.
music is used to make the audience feel a certain type of motion as they watch the action on the screen

in high budget film or television productions, specially composed music will be commissioned for the soundtrack

Diegetic sound 
Sounds we can actually see on the screen. gun shots, car racing. sounds made by the object being shown.
voices of characters
sounds made by objects in the story

Non-Diegetic sound 

Sounds the audience can hear but can't see, audio edited over clips, film. sound effects added for a dramatic effect.

mood music which is non diegetic sound represented as coming from a source outside a story space.


CC adverts 

The music was classical, non diegetic. the mood was to make the audience feel that the perfume is unforgettable and will make the person that loves you recognise you by the smell of perfume you wear.
there was diegetic sounds of the cars and people.

Fifa18 advert

The target audience were aimed at 15 to 40 year olds. the music that was used was non diegetic and diegetic when the two males are shown singing, the music was up beat, to show the audience how much fun playing Fifa can be and that it can inspire you.


MOONWALKER 
ANALYSIS 

Non-Diegetic -  The non-diegetic sounds used in this trailer is the voice over.
music- In this movie trailer the producers use a typical movie intro, that starts off at normal volume and get louder but towards the end goes quiet. This was used to built tension and suspense for a louder sound like a 'BANG', Which is shown from 0.13 to 0.18. The sound effect used at 0.18 was introduced to make the audience know that a Michael Jackson song was about to start ( The bang sound effect was to grab the audience's attention) This is because people normally react to sound sounds/noises.

Now that the loud sound effect was played, it was easy to introduce the audience to an narrator. This also because the loud sound effect had the audience's attention.

The narrators voice is deep because it effects the human mind to make them think that something is big. ( 'A study by researchers at the Georgia institute of technology and Vanderbilt University, showed that deep voices and low-pitched voices forces the Brian to think something is big', according to Mike Wehner, April 14, 2017) So, this was used this trailer to manipulate and convince the audience that Moonwalker (the movie) is going to be huge and that you can't miss it.

The sound effects are also used as introductions to a new Michael Jackson song and an ending of one. E.g 0.23 we are shown a shooting star along with the sound of one. Then in 0.24 a new song starts. The voice over narrator also speaks after a new song starts, this shows that after he speaks a new song will start. The visuals and narrators' voice enhances the sound effect. E.g when the narrator says "Beyond the stars' The audience is shown a shooting star and are more aware to the shooting star sound effect.

At 0.44 a loud echo sound effect is introduced. This creates the mood that something bed is about to happen.We are shown dark atmosphere with a cloudy sky and Michael Jackson transforming into a robot. This shows the audience what type of movie it's going to be, that it will be based on criminal fantasy and science fiction.
By the music changing, it affects the audience because the primary audience would be Michael Jackson fans, so by the music changing into another MJ song it would make the audience excited.

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SHUTTER ISLAND

The music used in shutter island is used to create tension and suspense. The music used in this movie is specifically to show the audience that the music brings back memories for the main character. The producers also use fast passed music with a fast tempo. this is to create a serious and dark mood/ atmosphere.

Soft music is used to show that the memory of the main characters wife is a sad memory. This is shown by the use of a slow passed, tempo song that is played with classical instruments. This affects the audience by creating a sad mood.


US (2019)- (The Tethered Break in scene)

In the beginning of this scene the music is non-diegetic. This type of music creates a lot of tension and suspense, It is to make the audience feel uneasy. The diegetic sound in the beginning  of the scene is the footsteps of the character running to close the window. The sound of the window closing is also diegetic. This is to show the audience what is happening and to make them feel like they are there.

The Non-diegetic sound changes at 0.14 seconds to 0.17 to a high pitched scritich. This is to make the audience jump and the high pitched sound enhances the movements happening on the screen. At 0.18 the music stops completely and the audience is introduced to sound at 0.19. The music at 0.19 is very low. This is so the audience can hear the deep breathing made by the characters, which are diegetic. This is also to show the audience that the characters are scared, so they are hyperventilating and that they have been running. The breathing stops and music at 0.26, the audience is then introduced to a whistling sound effects that is non-diegetic.

At 0.52 the music stops completely stops, so that the audience can hear the dialogue between the characters. At 2.52 we are introduced to a sound effect of something sharp. This sound effect is used when a tethered unhands her scissors.  This is to inform the audience that the scissors she is holding is sharp. 3.15 the music fades out until it is fully gone. This is to create a mood where it is easy to scare the audience with a jump shock and at 3.18 a window breaking sound effect is presented.  This effect is loud followed by a diegetic scream, which affects the audience by scaring them to make the audience feel like they are also in the movie.

HAPPY DEATH DAY (whats wrong with being confident? scene)

The music played throughout this scene is up beat. The music is non-diegetic. The music fits with this scene because it enhances the characters mood and affects the audience that she is fearless and confident. That the character is ready for what’s coming her way. 

At 1.02 the sound effect of someone getting stabbed is used, this makes it more believable and  to make the movie more realistic to the audience. The clock bell sound is non-diegetic because it is also a sound effect. This shows the audience that it is the beginning of the day again for the character. That she restarted her day after she died. At 2.59 dialogue is sued. This part os to show the audience that she hit the wrong person and that she is afraid that she caused serious damage to her. The useof repetition is used to show the audience that she is worried and trying to wake her up by shaking her and calling her name numerous times.

At the end at 3.08 the sound effect of a bat hitting an object is used to show the audience the sound the bat made when hit against her head.The up-beat audio track also stops and then the next soundtrack is immediately played. This new sound track is slow paced, which goes together with the slow motion action being played on screen. This action and soundtrack shows the audience that the character has died, which is followed by the non-diegetic clock bell, which shows that the character is repeating her day again.

PETER PARKER VS FLASH (school fight scene. Spiderman 2002)

The sound effect of a school bell is used to show the audience that it is lunch time, it is then followed up by showing people eating in the canteen. The non-diegetic sound effect of people laughing that everyone is with friends and it’s a normal day at school. A sound effect is then used at 0.18 to show the audience that something is about to happen and Peter knew. The dialogue between Peter and M.J. is created to show the audience that M.J. is noticing Peter up close and thanking him for helping her. It also shows the audience that Peter is speechless and shy. This gives the audience the impression that Peter has a crush on her and happy that she is speaking to him. 

The sound effect of a spider web being shot, which goes together with the action being shown. At 1.51 the scene goes into slow motion and the audience is introduced to different sound effects that the objects or bugs shown make. E.g paper sound effect in the wind and the audience shown a paper plane.20 a buzzing fly sound effect, and a low pitched grunt sound effect. By having a low pitched grunt sound effect that is slow paced. Shows that Peter seeing everything is slow motion or shows the audience that he is fast.

The dialogue used at 2.12 to 2.42 shows that M.J. is worried and scared that Peter is going to get beaten up by flash. This makes the audience aware that M.J. is scared and doesn’t like violence. The sound made by the audience that is surrounding the fight shows the audience that they are amazed at how the fight is going and all the gymnastic moves Peter is doing.This created the audience feel happy and amazed by how “cool” the fighting scene is.