Use of sound

Diegesis

Diegesis is the narrative construct that everything takes place in, it is the story world/ the world that the fim/ TV programme takes place in.
How real the diegesis appears is linked to the level of 'verisimilitude' (which means the appearance of being real).

Diegetic sound examples:
Music from a radio
Speech if someone's talking (dialogue)
Scenery sound, like waves or wind
Traffic, equipment, doors, other misc. objects
Other foley sounds
Anything that could be heard if  you were there, in the diegesis (not added on afterwards)

Synchronous sounds

Synchronised or match with what is viewed.

Is a diegetic sound

Footstepts, movement, often instruments etc

Contributes to realism of a film, as it exaggerates something which couldn't be captured while filming

Mostly used in horror and action films, for things like footsteps and punches etc.

Ambient sound

Refers to any sound that are used to establish location

If they are in a city centre there would be sounds of traffic and people talking. In a park there would be various animal sounds etc

Dialogue

Accent - How you pronounce words, usually from where you're from

Dialect - Words ou use , also often down to location

Tone - What intonation you have

Mode of address - Informal or formal, three types: Peer to peer (e.g. some radio, social media), parent to child (explaining something to audience in a realistic way), teacher to pupil (news)

Examples of dialect:
The
Bath
Breadcakes/ baps/ roll/ buns

Non-diegetic sound

Non-diegetic sound examples:
Any sound that doesn't have a source in the scene
Theme tunes
Music being played over something
Voice over/ narration

Sound bridge

Lead in or out of scene

Common transition of continuity editing

Can be non-diegetic and diegetic, as it can start non-diegetic and then bridge to a scene where music or talking has a visual source, and vice versa.

Incidental music

Music composed in a film or play as a background to create or enchance a particular atmosphere.

Can accompany action, give hints at future events, builds tension or fill intervals between scenes.

Stings

Used as distinctive background music to add emphasis to an important moment in a motion picture or television program.

Can be used to introduce a section of a show, or indicate the end of a scene.

Used in:

Any genre; horror, drama, comedy

Radio

Television advertising

Motifs

Condition the audience emotionally for the arrival, or actions of a character.

Acive viewers find the pattern relating it to the character or action.

Can be used to help shape a story hat requires many characters as it helps to sustain the narrative as they help clarify narrative functions of the characters and provide a sound association for those characters as we move through the story.

Examples:
Star Wars (Darth Vader, Imperial death march)
Jaws (Jaws)
Psycho (the killer)