~Sound techniques~

Dialogue: conversation between 2 people in a certain scene. This applies to any type of media weather it be a film, drama or TV show. Any more than 2 people in the conversation, then it is no longer dialogue.

Matrix Reloaded: This film is a perfect example of dialogue because the characters are isolated in a room so if you had any mis-understanding of what dialogue means, this videos clears it up. Since only two people are in a room talking to each other its quite clear to us what dialogue is. in addition, Matrix is famous for its dialogue  scenes

Diegetic sound: Any sound made in the scene. Absolutely anything. From the sound of me typing these words, to the roar of a bear. However the main character must acknowledge the sound. Dialogue is a even better example of diegetic sound.

Ray: This film is about a blind man who had a passion for music; the piano to be more specific, and for him growing up to his death, sound was the most important thing to help him get around. He has to hear most if not all things in a scene to know where he's going and what's happening around him. Sounds in  Ray Charles surroundings were diegetic and because he's blind it only heightened his hearing. 

Non-Diegetic: Sounds that the characters cannot hear. This will entail the music to add to the atmosphere, Narrato's and theme tunes

Naruto: This is a very famous Manga and anime and its non-diegetic sounds is what make the anime of Naruto rather interesting and exciting to watch. The soundtrack and strange noises they use to signify something (e.g. if someone does or says something obvious or a situation is awkward, a sound might play that the characters cant hear that stand for that particular weird or awkward moment) noises in this video count as non-diegetic because the character cant actually hear them

Sound motif: A sound we can associate with a certain programme, one of the most famous sound motifs would be the Jaws theme tune and Easterners.

Fresh Prince Of Bel Air: A Sitcom Series which went from 1990 to 1996. It starred a black family and black sitcoms were very rare back in the 20th century, the only other one i can think of is the Cosby show. The fact that even today's generation watch and love this sitcom make it a largely popular TV show and its because of that that when we hear this jingle, we instantly know its fresh prince. This is a perfect example of a sound motif.

Synchronous sound: The visual will go in perfect harmony with the soundtrack playing. This happens in musicals and when someone’s is happy because it’s usually up beat soundtracks that we can spot synchronous sound.

Since i'm a fan of funny compilations, i found a compilation that goes with a certain sound effect within each scene. the "DAH" in "FUS RO DAH" . Most if not all parts in those scenes are in great sync with that sound in the soundtrack. An example is in 0:30 in the video, they are slaying down a snowy hill and the guy knocks into the person right on the part where the soundtrack says "DAH".

Contrapuntal sound: Sound that does not go with the visual. This is usually implemented in horror films when they put a nursery rhyme in a tense and gore expecting scenes. A good example is when a guy who has just broken up with a girl and Akon-lonely is playing while he’s talking to girls, but he would seem perfectly happy. It’s a purpose contradiction.

In this scene we can see the circumstances entail murder and violence  as well as torture. However, we begin to hear up beat music play which, if we were blind, could say otherwise and that this scene isn't about violence and torture.

Voice over: When the narrator is speaking over whatever is going on in a particular scene. This is used all the time In the TV programme Scrubs when JD’s imagination always establishes the situation or if he’s just think about what to do next.

Morgan Freeman is a very famous voice over because he makes his voice so interesting and can make the most boring thing sound like an adventure. In this video we can hear him narrating what is happening in the video and this would be considered a voice over.

Soundtrack: This is when music is included in a scene to suit the moment. These are mostly used in games and film trailers.

Like i said, games mostly use soundtracks to give the game that feel for each area or scene. Final fantasy X is known for its beautiful and nostalgic soundtracks. Some examples are in this video but i recommend looking at the playlist of this video found under the publish date in YouTube. 

Ambient sound: Sounds that you hear on your everyday life however only these noises are in the background. A simple example is footsteps in a huge crowd.

Using this video as an example, these are the sounds that would typically count as ambient sounds because we are used to hearing them, ergo why they are considered ambient sounds.

Sound Perspective: When a sound gets either louder or quieter within a short time period. Sounds in a certain sequence go off. This happens in movies when someone’s feeling ill in a movie and they can only hear certain sounds like a bell ringing over 100’s of people and then they collapse.

This video gives shows us how this is demonstrated and put into practice

Mode of address: This is when the character/narrator involves the audience with the actual film. This very rare to come by and isn't really used because it breaks the feel of the movie.

Dora The Explorer: A well-known kids TV programme that engages the audience o purpose because it helps the children to learn and to help them observe things. It is a rule in media to never look directly into the lense of a video camera unless the camera is supposed to be taking the point of view of a character. A movie like mission impossible cant have Tom Cruse looking into the lense as he is discussing plans to break into a vault because it will break the whole vibe of the movie