The importance of Sound in Film

 

what is sound?

Aural element / what we hear

 

What is soundscape?

All the different elements of sound (non-diegetic / diegetic)

 

What is sound design?

plan for the sounds that are going to be used.

 

 

The unity of Image and Sound - sound is 50%

 

Screening 1 - without sound

 

Sound we think there could be:

-cars

-traffic

-speech (dialogue)

-train

-upbeat music

-footsteps

-echo

 

Without the sound of a film we feel bored, distracted, confused and loss in interest. Sound is a key convention of a film without it we look for other things that interests and we are put of the film as it doesn't interest us.

 

Screening 2 - with sound

 

With sound we automatically feel drawn into the film as there is a lot happening. We feel engaged, curious. Also our mood is set, character cues / information is given and genre signifiers. Sound makes the film watchable and it allows the audience to concentrate more.

 

Sound makes the footage more entertaining and it engages the audience. With the sound the mood is changed of the audience as without sound its boring and with sound its entertaining.