Sound
Diegetic sound Part of the cinematic ‘world’ E.G. natural sounds Non-diegetic sound Not part of the cinematic ‘world’ E.G. background music
Use of Sound Atmosphere Create the diegetic space Create meaning Steer narrative Suggest presence/absence – e.g. offscreen Compliment or contrast with the image Can be used to bridge/juxtapose scenes
Quality of sound Volume Timbre Pitch Processed : Distorted/echo/clear/etc Use of instruments Chords
Use of sound links http://filmsound.org/marshall/ http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/sound.htm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em9QfKQUPlY http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2008/jul/17/ahistoryofsoundinfilmabr