18. Media Language - Sound

During filming and editing our short film, sound will help us tell the story and show what the characters emotions are.

There are 2 main different types of sound in film:
Diegetic Sound- this is sound that the character's within the film can hear.
Non-diegetic Sound - this is sound that the audience can hear but the character's within the film can't, such as a voiceover or soundtrack

During our film we will use a mixture of both of these.

We will use Diegetic sound in the form of dialogue. This is the characters speaking to each other. This will help explain the story and move the storyline along.

We will also use sound effects, for example, when Josh's mother is stood watching TV in the living room, we will add a sound effect which shows it is the news over the top. This will help the audaicne identify with what she is doing.

This is an example of a sound effect we could use:

We will used non-deigetic sound over the top of some scenes to make the audience connect wight he emotions that the character is feeling. This will especially be used over the top of the two montages.

In the montage of Josh and the Gang we will use a Rock song that sound angry, such as the one below, to symbolise his rebellion.
In the montage of Josh and Amy, we will use a love song, such as the one below, to symbolise their growing relationship.