Film Sound
The voice of a person speaking hard but not seen on camera. Usually the person telling the story.
What is narriation?
Short for ‘property’, much consideration goes into the strategic inclusion and positioning of functional objects to support the narrative
What are props?
Instant change from one scene to another
What is a cut?
Movement of the camera
What is camera movement?
people singing in situations of everyday life (burst into song)
What is a straight musical?
Original music that is created for the film and plays different points thtroughout the movie
What is score?
Comedies, fantasy, action, melodramas
What genres appeal to a plot in the acting performance?
Sharp abrupt cut from one scene from another with high contrast in audio and visual
What is smash cut?
Implied distance between the camera and the subject
What is a shot type?
help producers decide what movie to make/helps viewers decide what film to watch
What are the conventions of genre?
Any type of sound that does not specifically exist within the world of the film itself.
Non-diegetic Sound
Tells us who characters are and what events might have happened in their past
What is set dressing?
Has a moving character or object transitioning to the next scene
What is passing cut?
This shot shows the entire character from head to toe with the surroundings still prominent in the scene
What is long shot?
specific variations within a broader genre that have their own unique characteristics.
What is genre mixing?
The recording of the sound at the location of the shoot
What is room tone?
helps filmmakers reveal crucial details about characters and plot through visual means
What is narritave exposition?
L cut
What is a reversed J cut?
A shot taken from a high viewpoint as though it is taken from a drone showing a bird’s eye view
Recurring visual and thematic elements in a genre that help audiences identify it, such as symbols and styles specific to horror films, like dark lighting and eerie settings.
What is genre iconography?
In film and TV this may be used interchangeably with soundscape but in audio work it usually refers to music played low in the mix in order to create mood or atmosphere
What is soundbed?
Typecasting leads to character types (Similar to Genre Iconography)
What is stylized performance?
when the audio of the next scene proceeds the image, commonly used in dialog but alo flashbacks
What is a J cut?
A camera movement along a horizontal axis, with the camera body turning to the left or right on a stationary tripod
What is pan?
an indication of social progress and technological advancement
What is genre blending?