Audio Codes

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Sound (Audio Codes)
- Diegetic Sound
  - Sound which occurs within the world of the film
    - Dialogue
    - Sound Effects
    - Songs on the radio
    - Any sound that characters within the world of the film react too.
      - TV Programs etc..
- Non-Diegetic sound
  - Sound which does NOT occur within the world.
    - Purely there for the audience
    - Voice-over
    - Score
    - Any sounds that characters within the world are not meant to hear
- Sound-track
  - Has two meanings
    - 1) Any sound you hear within the piece (literal track of sound you hear)
      - Music, effects + dialogue. . .
    - 2) The collection of songs and tracks that already exist and have been placed into the clip
      - E.g. The Prodigy's 'Stand Up' in Kick *** (2010)
- Score
  - The orchestral music accompanying a clip
    - Can make a huge difference
- Synchronous Sound
  - Sound that is 'in sync' with the action on the screen - both in terms of timing and atompshere
    - Pixar's 'Up' score at the start of the movie. Heart-breaking when the film shows tragedy. Uplifting when the film is happy. . . .
  - The important opposite of 'Asynchronous sound'
- Asynchronous Sound
  - The important opposite of 'Synchronous' sound
  - Sound which is not 'in sync' with the action on the screen. Both in terms of timing + atompshere
Sound which is not 'in sync' with the action on the screen. Both in terms of timing + atompshere