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    This document discusses how sound affects a viewer's understanding and response to visual media. It provides examples of different types of sound that can be used, such as diagetic sounds that are part of the story world versus non-diagetic sounds from the filmmaking process. Specific clips are presented from films like Saving Private Ryan, Titanic, and Indiana Jones that demonstrate how sound effects and music can manipulate emotions and establish genre. The document encourages analyzing soundtrack choices and how they will fit the genre and manipulate the audience response.

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    This document discusses how sound affects a viewer's understanding and response to visual media. It provides examples of different types of sound that can be used, such as diagetic sounds that are part of the story world versus non-diagetic sounds from the filmmaking process. Specific clips are presented from films like Saving Private Ryan, Titanic, and Indiana Jones that demonstrate how sound effects and music can manipulate emotions and establish genre. The document encourages analyzing soundtrack choices and how they will fit the genre and manipulate the audience response.

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    Sound

    Question for Learning:


    How does sound aect a viewers understanding and
    response to what they see?

    Starter - Key Word Review


    Brainstorm media terminology learnt
    over the last few lessons as many as
    you can remember. The person with
    the most relevant words, wins!

    Sound eects and soundtracks


    Sound and music plays a key role in
    moving image texts.
    A key element in manipulating the
    audience is the use of music.
    Listen to this soundtrack from a film.
    Do you know which film it is?
    How does it make you feel?
    Can you explain why?

    http://www.allmusic.com/
    album/jaws-original-scoremw0000314415

    Diagetic and Non-diagetic sound


    Diagetic In the lms plot or setting.

    Non-diagetic Part of the lmmaking
    process.

    Diagetic or Non-diagetic?
    * Radio

    * Soundtrack

    * Ambient noises

    * Characters thoughts

    The Moving Image


    In your pairs, quickly recall the story of
    Romeo and Juliet.
    You are about to watch a sequence of
    images from the modern film version of
    Romeo and Juliet accompanied by a
    possible soundtrack.
    How does the soundtrack make you
    feel? Why?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=iICrUNeNTMo

    The Moving Image


    You probably felt the soundtrack helped
    communicate the tragedy of Romeo and
    Juliet to the audience.
    The music plays a big part in affecting an
    audiences response to a media text.
    Now watch the same sequence again
    with a different soundtrack.
    How do you feel this time?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?
    v=NHOf3s70w-c

    Sound eects
    Watch the following clip from Saving Private
    Ryan and comment on the sound eects and
    how they add to the images.

    Emotional response
    Watch this clip from Titanic and comment on
    how the soundtrack eects the emotional
    response of the viewer.

    Genre
    Watch this clip from
    Indiana Jones and the
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    and comment on how
    the soundtrack helps to
    establish the genre.

    Comment on Images
    Watch this clip from Good Morning Vietnam and
    comment on how the soundtrack comments on
    what we are seeing.

    Creating a soundtrack

    Analysing your choices


    To help make clear your knowledge and
    understanding (AO1) of the key concepts you have
    demonstrated in your produced media (AO3) you
    should analyse and interpret (AO2) your choices.


    Write a paragraph in your book explaining the
    choices you made for your soundtrack. Comment
    on how they will t the genre and manipulate
    audience response.

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