Sound in TV & Film

When it comes to TV & Film sound is half of the story just like the video. You can't have one without the other. Otherwise the whole project will fail. You need the sound to bring it all together just as you will with the visuals. There two types of sound when it comes to TV & Film they are know as:

Diegetic: Diegetic sound is all the sounds that emanates from within something you would see on screen or something that you know you would hear naturally.

Examples:

• ·         Voices
• ·         Breathing
• ·         Sounds created by movement or collisions
• ·         Music from instruments or objects you can see

Non-Diegetic:

This is all the sounds you wouldn't hear naturally if you was in the situation you see in a scene. For instance if a mass murderer was near and closing in on a kill you would not hear his or her theme music or a tense soundtrack to create suspension. So to create this tense feeling and to set the mood and build the story.You would add these sounds in the editing and this is known as Non- Diegetic.

Examples:

• Thoughts
• Narrator
• Soundtrack