How sound is produced
Task one
Foley
sound / Wild tracks
Foley sounds
are created and used to enhance the realism of a specific soundtrack – it’s a
creative way to make the very subtle and minute sounds that an average boom mic
is not able to pick up, and by adding them to your media product it adds a
level of realism that the text wouldn’t have without it. Wild tracks are also
very similar to foley sounds in the case that they aim to make the suspension
of disbelief greater for the audience through the use of sound, by recording
external sounds on set that can then be added in post as diegetic sound for a
greater effect for the audience, such as the noise of a crowded street being
added over a scene in a film. We can see 1:10 – 1:15 of this video, he uses a large 100 gallon pool of water to
create the sound of water splashing, this may be used to reflect someone
swimming in a film or something being dropped into water, and where a boom mic
might not be able to pick it up, you’re able to get a greater of depth of sound
when added here.
Theme
music for a title sequence
Theme music
that is used in a title sequence is a song or score that is specifically made
for that media text. It is used to represent that media text and when someone
hears the song, they will think back to that media text therefore making it
more memorable. We can hear an example of theme music in the opening sequence
for “Star wars” at 0:28 the theme music for star
wars plays. This has made the movie itself easily memorable due to the music
that accompanies the opening of the movie and makes it easier for the audience
to get engrossed in the movie.
Film
score
A film score
is very similar to theme music for a title sequence in a film, however the film
score usually accompanies the film the entire way and can be heard throughout
the media text you’re watching. It is used not only to make the movie more
memorable but also used to enforce emotion, as the music is made to
specifically represent what the movie is; what its about and what it
stands for. And when you hear that song that represents so much of a movie it
creates a large amount of emotional magnitude in the audience. An example of
this in a film is the film score for the movie “Jaws” where whenever the shark appears the film score can be heard. This
represents the main movie’s intentions of fear and how the audience is meant to
fear what’s going to happen whenever the music can be heard.
Character’s
signature tune
A
character’s signature tune is used much like the other tune type’s so far, it
is used to represent a character and their motives through the music that is
played alongside them. It adds to the character, and in some cases can even
hint to somethings and can also act as a red herring such as playing ominous
music on a character who we think is a murderer but it’s not them. An example
of a signature tune being used is for “James Bond” as the music represents his spy themes, being a rather
mysterious tone for the character but also represents all of the adventures he
will go on and makes the audience appreciate the character more for the music
that plays alongside him as it represents his motives.
Incidental
music
Incidental music is background
music that is intended to add atmosphere to the film or text, it does this by
reinforcing what is currently happening in that moment, if it was to represent
an upbeat atmosphere it would be upbeat music and visa versa. An example of
this can be seen at 0:00 to 0:18 in this video where the music is being used to present the character as a laid
back person who can easily explain things with ease. Through the correct use of
incidental music you can use it to control the narrative of a film and make the
narrative much easier to understand for the audience, it can also be used for
narrative techniques such as red herrings, where the music is used to divert
the audience in what they believe about the narrative.
Voice-overs
Voice overs in media can be used
to make things much more clear, a voice over is where a person talking is added
over the film in post to make explain something or give extra context to what
is being shown, it is a very effective way to make the media text you have
produced make more sense without having to make it too long while going into
explanation. It also helps when there is no person present on the set that can
explain things, or no dialogue in the film. We can see an example of this in “Planet
Earth” where the person doing the voice
over gives more context and information about what is being displayed, giving
more information that wouldn’t of been accessible hadn’t it been there.
Overall, voice-overs are a very effective way to make the audience more
anchored into what is being shown, as it allows for the producers to make the
audience get the preferred reading of the text they are displaying rather than
the oppositional reading.
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