The use of Sound in Film
* “Sound” refers to everything we hear in a movie — words, sound effects, and music.
Sound is used in a movie to heighten a mood, provide us with information about the
location of a scene, advance the plot, and tell us about the characters in the story.
* Sound is part of the production process, but mostly at the end; with good editing, it's 'invisible' ( Not noticeable)
* There are two types of sound in film, Diegetic and Non-Diegetic.
Diegetic Sound refers to all those audio elements that come from sources inside the world we see on the screen, including dialogue, doors slamming, footsteps, etc. This is also called the Diegesis. Non-Diegetic Sound refers to all those audio elements that come from outside of the fictional world we see on screen, including the musical score and sound effects like the screeches in the shower scene in Psycho. These sound effects are said to be outside the Diegesis.
* The Score of a movie is music composed, arranged and played specifically for the production of the film, usually in post-production.
*Some examples include: Celine Dion- My heart will go on(Titanic), Leona Lewis- I see you (Avatar) and Ed Sheeran- I see fire (The Hobbit:The desolation of Smaug).
*It often makes or breaks a movie, partially because the score will be remembered (Star wars, for example). It is also a good marketing scheme to the public, as they will be more recognisable.
* The Jaws soundtrack is one of the most iconic movie soundtracks ever made. The composer, John Williams mainly used string(violins, violas, cellos, double bases) and wind instruments (tubas, trombones, clarinets, oboes etc.) to create this masterpiece. As we can hear, the tone and tempo are gradually increasing and becoming more intense. Once the tone and tempo is very intensive, we can predict that something is likely to happen. Once we can hear this soundtrack in the movie, it creates the excitement and fear about whats going to happen next, therefore an effective use of the soundtrack.
* In a horror film, Film-makers rely on disturbing soundtracks to heighten the suspense and tension of the film.
*Horror films included the most noisy female screams, whereas in Adventure films, the screams were mostly from men.
* The water phone, created by Richard Waters is an instrument which creates many sound effects often found in horror movies, such as Poltergeist, ALIENS, Let the Right One in and many more horror and thriller movies.
*The Waterphones are Hand made, hand tuned, and finished by the creator himself. The instrument can produce many unhinged sound effects.
*They are consisting of a stainless steel resonator pan (sometimes filled with water, hence the name) with a cylindrical neck and bronze rods of different lengths and diameters, the waterphone can be bowed, struck with beaters or tapped with a hand.
* The instrument itself is not cheap: Waterphones, depending on size, can range in price from £300-£1000. DIY Waterphones are sometimes made with mallets, nails, metal bowls etc.
Here is a video demonstrating how a Waterphone sounds like :
* Sound is part of the production process, but mostly at the end; with good editing, it's 'invisible' ( Not noticeable)
* There are two types of sound in film, Diegetic and Non-Diegetic.
Diegetic Sound refers to all those audio elements that come from sources inside the world we see on the screen, including dialogue, doors slamming, footsteps, etc. This is also called the Diegesis. Non-Diegetic Sound refers to all those audio elements that come from outside of the fictional world we see on screen, including the musical score and sound effects like the screeches in the shower scene in Psycho. These sound effects are said to be outside the Diegesis.
* The Score of a movie is music composed, arranged and played specifically for the production of the film, usually in post-production.
*Some examples include: Celine Dion- My heart will go on(Titanic), Leona Lewis- I see you (Avatar) and Ed Sheeran- I see fire (The Hobbit:The desolation of Smaug).
*It often makes or breaks a movie, partially because the score will be remembered (Star wars, for example). It is also a good marketing scheme to the public, as they will be more recognisable.
* The Jaws soundtrack is one of the most iconic movie soundtracks ever made. The composer, John Williams mainly used string(violins, violas, cellos, double bases) and wind instruments (tubas, trombones, clarinets, oboes etc.) to create this masterpiece. As we can hear, the tone and tempo are gradually increasing and becoming more intense. Once the tone and tempo is very intensive, we can predict that something is likely to happen. Once we can hear this soundtrack in the movie, it creates the excitement and fear about whats going to happen next, therefore an effective use of the soundtrack.
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| This is a Waterphone, an instrument created by Richard Waters often used in Horror movies, or to call whales. |
*Horror films included the most noisy female screams, whereas in Adventure films, the screams were mostly from men.
* The water phone, created by Richard Waters is an instrument which creates many sound effects often found in horror movies, such as Poltergeist, ALIENS, Let the Right One in and many more horror and thriller movies.
*The Waterphones are Hand made, hand tuned, and finished by the creator himself. The instrument can produce many unhinged sound effects.
*They are consisting of a stainless steel resonator pan (sometimes filled with water, hence the name) with a cylindrical neck and bronze rods of different lengths and diameters, the waterphone can be bowed, struck with beaters or tapped with a hand.
* The instrument itself is not cheap: Waterphones, depending on size, can range in price from £300-£1000. DIY Waterphones are sometimes made with mallets, nails, metal bowls etc.
Here is a video demonstrating how a Waterphone sounds like :
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