When analysing sound there are many key terms. Theses terms are: Ambience, Foley, Natural, Diegetic, Non Diegetic, Parallel Sound and Contrapuntal Sound. They all have specific meanings which are used throughout media without noticing yet have a meaning. For example in the Merlin extract we watch you could hear donkeys’ hoofs which is a Foley sound. These terms mean:
Ambience Sound: Sound within a scene in the background e.g. birds
Foley: Artificial sound that is added in after filming
Natural: Real sound that the camera picks up when filming
Diegetic: Sound that is in the scene/screen
Non Diegetic: Sound that is off scene
Parallel Sound: Sound that fits what is happening in the scene, for example if someone is shown looking sad then sad music as non diegetic sound would be parallel sound.
Contrapuntal Sound: Sound that contrasts the action and doesn't fit in with the scene, for example a fight scene being shown with soft, peaceful music played in the background.
Sound is just like lighting and camera angels as they all have their own meaning yet all can become very cliché. However their clichés show how they work.
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