Sound Editing Task- Unit 24

Mood and atmosphere is created with sound as the sound on top of screenplay will dictate what the mood will be and what the audience will think/ feel.

Examples of different genres, non fiction and fiction- 
In horror movies- Low frequency sound is used to create tension and a scary atmosphere. Low notes on a piano can be used which can go from slow to fast to create a buildup of fear to the plot. Another sound technique used in horror movies is having a song or instruments being played but then having a abrupt pause. This will usually happen if something bad is about to occur and the sound doing this will tell the audience that.  This can be paired with the sudden stop of music being played again and stopped to create more tension. In action movies music is made be be fast and loud to fit in with the fast paces scenes being shown. 

Audio fade- 
A fade in is when sound is gradually increasing and it starts out quiet but gets louder slowly. A fade out is when the sound is stopping however it wont suddenly stop, it will slowly be reduced to silence. This technique is very useful for making sound feel smooth and fit in with a movie. Fading out can be a recording solution for clips of music that have no obvious ending or used in movies to end a scene.

Example 1

The Beatles made a song called 'Helter Skelter' and this is a example of a audio fade. This is because the song fades in and fades out. This gives a perfect, smooth introduction to the song and gives the audience a feel of what the song will be.

Example 2

Paramore made a song called 'Future' This uses the fade technique in different parts of the song but the songs most effective use of this is at the end of the song. The song lasts 7 minutes so by having a song fade out 30 seconds before the song ends, creates a soft ending where the listeners know the song will end and can be prepared for it especially as 'Future' contains lots of heavy drums by having a fading out ending it can sooth the audience and finish the song off nicely.

Voice over
A voice over is when someone is narrating in words over a clip in a film or a broadcast.  This is effective as it can explain what is happening through dialogue, give knowledge and understanding of a topic and it can create a setting. This technique also provokes emotion and thought in viewers/ listeners as different tones of a voice over can make the audience have mixed emotion. 

Example 1

On the History Channel, a documentary called History Buried Treasure is a prime example of a educational voice over technique being used. Most documentaries will contain someone speaking to give knowledge of what is happening and in this documentary the history of how the buried treasure got there is played. If there was not a voice over here many people would be confused on what the clip is showing therefor need guidance to what its about.

Example 2

The movie' The Usual Suspects' in 1995 is a Mystery film and uses voice overs to show the main Character recounting details of a crime in segments. This is very effective as it reminds the audience time and time again what the antagonist of the movie what he as learnt, what he needs to knows and this ensures the audience too. This can make viewers want to help him find out as it hooks them into it because they feel like the antagonist too.

Ambient Sound

This is sounds that are in the background of a location or scene. They can include birds, wind, cars, traffic noises, people talking, birds and many other indoor/outdoor sounds. These sounds are important to TV and Film as establishes the mood and setting of a scene, makes natural noises if no other noises are present, provides the same background noise between shots and it makes every scene more realistic.

Example 1

This is example of ambient sounds from a coffee shop. It features sounds of the clattering of plates, mummers of people talking, the moving of chairs and footsteps. This i


Mood and atmosphere (how is this created and for what purpose give examples in different genres fiction and non fiction)
Romantic/sad/action/emphasis on reality
Dialogue(examples of different types of dialogue think mood atmosphere settings)

Soundbridge examples again different genres think Yasmin
Foley sounds (what does the foley artist do?)
Synchronous/Asynchronous
Sound Motif (TV/Film)
ADR  what is it ?