1. Miseen scene
sound

2. sound
is invisible but a powerful tool for generating meaning
aural not visual but can provoke an equally powerful response in the viewer
What sound film memories do you have?
3. Sound in film analysis divides into two
Diegetic Sound

Inside the story world

4. diegetic sound can be heard by the characters in the filmExamples
radio sound, speech, traffic noises, weather, doors closing etc
Non- diegetic Sound

Outside the story world

5. non- diegetic sound cannot be heard by the characters in the filmExamples
voice- over, soundtrack
Diegetic and non-diegetic sound are often used together to generate a particular response in the viewer
6. 7. Jaws non- diegetic sound

introduces threatening element in the film

8. first shots underwater 9. shark not seen but its presence is implied by the soundtrack 10. the score uses a series of low , repeated notes in order to illustrate the relentless threatening nature of the shark 11. the notes continue to build tension and anxiety for the viewer, no resolutionTHE NON- DIEGETIC SOUND IN THIS SEQUENCE ESTABLISHES THE TONE, ATMOSPHERE, GENRE AND THE MAIN THREAT WITHIN THE FILM.
12. 13. Rear Window- diegetic sound
the first sounds we hear are what Jeffries can hear: voices, jazz music, traffic sounds.
We hear these as Jeffries would hear them, the diegetic sound has a muffled echoing quality
Jeffries is detachedfrom the life going on around him and in a bored frame of mind. The diegetic sound helps to establish this.
14. 4 main areas of meaning that can be generated through sound (diegetic and non- diegetic)

character

15. genre 16. setting 17. narrative