Unit 26: Notes on sound and editing.

SOUND

Two types of sound: 
Diagetic = Dialogue and Ambient Sound 
Non Diagetic = Voice over and soundtrack. 

Contrapuntal : Doesn't fit image. Murder scene happy sound. (IE Psycho footloose scene)

Sound bridges: Sound seeps over into shot

List types of sound you hear in example clips: 

The Matrix: 

Dialogue Diagetic. 
Non Diagetic soundtrack. (The tense music) but (Rob Zombie soundtrack in the club is not non Diagetic because it's suppose to be playing in the nightclub. Classing it as ambient sound) 
Ambient sound Diagetic.
Sound bridges. Alarm clock 

500 days of summer 

Non Diagetic sound, sound track. Music
Diagetic ambient sound bell of lift
Diagetic dialogue saying hi to people. 
Contrapuntal sound. Fountain sounds like fireworks. 
Non Diagetic. Not soundtrack or voice over but crowd cheering and bird tweeting were added on after. 

Mean Girls.

Diegetic dialogue. 
Diegetic ambient sound. Crowd shouty mob thing. 
Sound bridges. Drum bangs while in the office.
Contrapuntal. Animal sounds for humans. 
Non Diegetic. Voice over. 
Non diegetic soundtrack. Drum banging. 

Casino Royals 

Non diegetic soundtrack. Tense music. 
Diegetic Ambient sound. Chair scraping, breathing, rope hitting him 
Diegetic dialogue. Screaming. Talking 

Sound is important in creating an impact on an audience. Sound is also important on trying to communicate a genre. 

EDITING

Editing transition - From one shot to another. 
Fade - To show passage of time/suspense and flashbacks usually.
Cross dissolve - Flashbacks
Cut - Invisible, cut is used to make sure the narrative flows seamlessly 

(First three are most commonly used in films today)

Page wipes, checkerboards etc etc aren't commonly used. A bit cheesy mainly used in old Star Wars films. Makes them seem cheaper. Make the editing more obvious so you're more aware that you're watching a film. 

By making editing invisible it makes you suspend the fact that you don't believe this film. 

Parallel action is where two scenes happen at the same time and we use edit to show both of them. 

Montage - modern idea -show a section of narrative in a quick way. 

Traditional idea was lots of messages to send a message. 

PARALLEL ACTION EXAMPLE SCENE: When in Silence of the lambs the audience is tricked into thinking the FBI are at his door when in reality they got the wrong house.