Sound on Film

Sound Glossary-

• Rhythm
• Tone (Links to pitch, tone can be harsh or soft)
• Volume (How loud or quiet something it)
• Pitch
• Vibration
• Resonance
• Timbre
• Degetic/Non Degetic (Sound on screen and Non Degetic is sound added in)
• Sound Effects (Sounds made artificially)
• Voice Over (Off Screen Voice)
• Musical Score (Creates atmosphere and links shots together)
• Silence (Used in film to gain a reaction from the audience)
• Selective sound (Emphasizes key sound elements)
• Sound Bridges (Links shots together)
• Ambient (Creates a feeling/emotion throughout a scene and a sense of place)
• Mood (Emotion created by scenes and shots)
• Theme Music (Usually starts and ends the film and creates a sense of a story line throughout the song)
• Asynchronous Sound (Musical sound track)
• Synchronous Sound (This is when the music matches whats happening in a scene)
• Contrapuntal (When the sound doesn't match the film reality/scene going on)