Glossary of SOUND terms
Diegetic sound- sound that comes from a person or object in the diegesis (the world of the story) and seen within a field of vision.Ambient sound- background sound belonging to the diegesis but not always in the field of vision. ambient sound within the field of vision may include the hubbub of a crowd or the quiet sound car radio or engine over which the dialogue takes place.
Non-diegetic sound- sound that comes from nothing within the field of vision and has been added afterwards in the editing process. the clearest examples of this are soundtrack music or a voiceover.
synchronous sound- where the sound is synchronised with the object emitting that sound. as in lip-sync where the actors mouth moves exactly in time with the words we hear.
Asynchronous sound- this is where the sound track is deliberately out of sync (out of time) with what we see. it is a rare effect in TV drama. a good example, again at the end of The graduate is where we have a montage of faces and voices in the church, all shouting at ben but the voices do not sync with the faces we see.
Sound effects- sounds added to the visuals in editing. they may be naturalistic- the sound of traffic outside the window added to a shot filmed in studio- or naturalistic, perhaps for comic purpose ( eg a 'boing' sound) or to remind us we are watching a construct ( eg the whooshing sound that accompanies crash zooms in the bleak house extract.
Direct sound is all of the sound that is recorded at the time of filming. In this scene from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, the only sounds are those that occurred when the scene was filmed. The main sound in the scene is the characters’ dialogue, but some subtle direct background noises, such as popping gum, can be heard as well. No postsynchronous sounds or music occur in the scene, which places emphasis on the characters’ dialogue and creates a more realistic, believable ambiance.
Synchronous sound is sound that is matched with the action and movements being viewed. An oft-used example portrays a character playing the piano, and the viewer hears the sounds of the piano simultaneously. In this clip from The Pianist, Adrien Brody finishes up a piece in front of a German guard.
Offscreen sound describes sound assumed to be in the space of a scene yet remains offscreen while the action takes place simultaneously. In this scene from The Boondock Saints the director uses offscreen sound to undermine the ideas of a detective who gives his thoughts on a recent murder. He uses this dialogue as background noise to introduce the all-star FBI agent who will be working the case.
A sound bridge is a type of sound editing that occurs when sound carries over a visual transition in a film. This type of editing provides a common transition in the continuity editing style because of the way in which it connects the mood, as suggested by the music, throughout multiple scenes. For example, music might continue through a scene change or throughout and montage sequence to tie the scenes together in a creative and thematic way. Another form of a sound bridge can help lead in or out of a scene, such as when dialogue or music occurs before or after the speaking character is scene by the audience.
A voice over is a sound device wherein one hears the voice of a character and/or narrator speaking but the character in question is not speaking those words on screen. This is often used to reveal the thoughts of a character through first person narration. Third person narration is also a common use of voice over used to provide background of characters/events or to enhance the development of the plot. As we see below in Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums, a third person narrator voiced by Alec Baldwin provides background on key characters in the beginning of the film.
Analysis of Sound in Snatch
The sound in Snatch is related to what is going on in the opening titles and an example of this is when the diamond gets passed over to the first character the music starts playing at a higher intensity. When the diamond is first seen we know this is important to the movie because they way the music changes in quick i have mentioned above. The music slightly changes when a different character is introduced this is so the viewer has a clearer understand of the change. Because the opening title is very quick pasted the music has to match it otherwise it wouldn't sound right. This is why the music is fast paced.
Snatch is scene as a gipsy style film it is important the sound relates to that so the viewer gets a good idea of what's going on and gives the viewer an idea of what's happening just be the sound track. On 0.52 seconds in music track changes this is related to what is happening in the opening titles, Because what the viewer can see is violence and the music is a very up beat violent sound track this is why it links in. The narrative of Snatch also links with the music because the narrative is very up and down (One moment it is all going well, then suddenly its going wrong) the sound track used is also linked with his because the instruments used wouldn't normally assist each other. The soundtrack suddenly stops near the end this could also signify fright and a sense of the unknown because the viewer doesn't know why it stopped until the movie starts.
Sound terms moslty used in Snatch
DIRECT SOUND
DIEGECTIC SOUND
NON- DIEGECTIC SOUND
SOUND AFFECTS
OFF SCREEN SOUND
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