Sound

DIEGESIS – The ‘world’ of film as we see it.

DIEGETIC – Things within the world of film.

DIEGETIC SOUND – Sound within the world of film. There are two types of Diegetic Sound:

• ON-SCREEN DIEGETIC SOUND – Sound within the world of film - we can hear the sound and we can see where it’s coming from.

• OFF-SCREEN DIEGETIC SOUND – Sound within the world of film – we cannot see where it is coming from.

NON-DIEGETIC SOUND – Added sound, not part of the world of film. E.g. voice-overs and soundtracks.

SOUND BRIDGES – When the sound from one scene continues into or over the next scene (gives the sense of continuity).

PARALLEL SOUND – The music tone and mood matches the action on the screen.

CONTRAPUNTAL SOUND (ASYNCHRONUS SOUND) - When what we hear does not match what we see; it is out of synch.

FOLEY TRACK - The diegetic soundtrack, created by special Foley artists. Foley artists enhance sounds or create them from scratch. E.g. footsteps, a dinosaur hatching from an egg or a gunshot made louder etc.