Sound

In today's lesson, I learnt about sound and the effects of sound in films and TV programmes. The different types of sound that we were taught about are:
1. Diegetic - anything that the actors can hear (e.g. radio, cars)
2. Non-diegetic - anything that the actors cannot hear (e.g. voice over)
3. Synchronous - matched with the visible source of the sound on the screen.
4. Asynchronous - not matched with the visible source of the sound on the screen.
5. Sound bridge - blending two scenes together by sound.
6. Ambient - the surrounding sounds that create the atmosphere and creates soundscape.

The Hobbit





  • Non- diegetic music
  • Voiceover of bilbo speaking
  • Synchronous sound of a candle
  • Sound bridge to different scenes and settings
  • Synchronous sound of a pen
  • Ambient sound of the river running outside Erebor
  • Synchronous: weapons moving, footsteps, gems being scooped up, mining, banging of the axe