Sound in TV and Film

Abdoulmanane Ayeva

Sound-on-film refers to a class of sound film processes where the sound accompanying picture is physically recorded onto photographic film, usually, but not always, the same strip of film carrying the picture. Sound-on-film processes can either record an analog sound track or digital sound track, and may record the signal either optically or magnetically

Dialogue (speech) Sound

Dialogue authenticates the speaker as an individual or a real person rather than the imaginary creation of a story teller. As is the case with stage drama, dialogue serves to tell the story and expresses feelings and motivations of characters as well.

Diegetic-Non Diegetic Sound

Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: 1. voices of characters 2. sounds made by objects in the story music represented as coming from instruments in the story space ( = source music)Another term for diegetic sound is actual sound

Sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action: narrator's commentarysound effects which is added for the dramatic effectmood musicNon-diegetic sound is represented as coming from the a source outside story space.

Ambient Sound

Background music is used to add emotion and rhythm to a film. Usually not meant to be noticeable, it often provides a tone or an emotional attitude toward the story and/or the characters epicted. In addition, background music often foreshadows a change in mood. For example, dissonant music may be used in film to indicate an approaching (but not yet visible) menace or disaster.