FILM 1400 Lecture Notes - Continuity Editing, Leitmotif, Diegesis
17 Apr 2013
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Direct sound- music, noise, and speech recorded from the event at the moment of filming; opposite of postsynchronization. Postsynchronization- the process of adding sound to images after they have been shot and assembled. This can include dubbing of voices, as well as inserting diegetic music or sound effects. Dubbing- the process of replacing part or all of the voices on the sounds track in order to correct mistakes or record dialogue. Mixing- combining two or more sound tracks by recording them onto a single one. Functions of sound: sensory impact, provides narrative information and explanation (dialogue, sound effects sfx, conventional associations of specific sounds (connotations, sound/image relation, attention, interpretation, anticipation and expectations, fidelity. Types & functions of sound in film: speech (dialogue) Dialogue overlap: used in continuity editing to smooth over a cut: music. Theme music: leitmotif: noise (sound effects/sfx, silence. There is a voice over- insight to her thoughts, internal diagetic sound.
