1. Film Topics: Sound Mr. Skaar ALHS Film Studies

2. Introduction There are three classifications of sound in movies: sound effects, music, and spoken language. u Realistic—Synchronous u Formalists--Nonsynchronously

3. Topics of Discussion n Historical Background n Sound Effects n Music n Musicals and Opera n Spoken Language

4. Historical Background n Silent Films (music played on piano in background) n The Jazz Singer, 1927, American musical with Al Jolson n Sound recorded separately

5. Sound Effects n Emphasize sounds of a film n Added later by sound editor n Off screen sounds n Symbolic (motif) significance n Surrealistic effect (heartbeats, etc.) n Silence

6. Music n Filler n Suggest meaning, tone, mood, atmosphere n Foreshadow n Added later (on top of rough cut) n Leitmotif (Braveheart, Psycho, Peter and the Wolf) n Mickeymousing n Gesamtkunstwerk

7. Musicals and Operas n Realistic—”Let’s sing this song.” n Formalistic—spontaneous singing n Created for the screen (Singin’ in the Rain) n Loose adaptations of stage musicals (My Fair Lady) n Animated fantasies (Snow White) n Musical Biographies (Amadeus) n Operatic (The Magic Flute)

8. Spoken Language n Inflection adds meaning n Dialect (Fargo) n Subtext—directions juxtaposed onto the dialogue. n Monologue, dialogue n Voice-over n Dubbing n Subtitles

9. Additional Terms