Key term
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Definition
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Diegetic sound
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When the sound is visible or implied in the in the world of the film.
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Non Diegetic sound
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Added for effect. Source is neither visible on screen nor has it been
implied to be present in action.
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Ambient sound
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Background sounds that are present in a scene or location
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Dialogue
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A conversation between two or more people as a feature of a film
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Sting
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A short musical narrative used as a form of punctuation.
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Incidental music
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Music used as a background to create or change a particular
atmosphere
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Sound effect
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A sound made artificially for use in the film/TV series.
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Sound motif
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A piece of music repeated to create a larger symbolic meaning.
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Voiceover
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A narration, not accompanied by an image of the speaker.
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Soundtrack
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Associated music that accompanied by an image of the speaker.
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Synchronous sound
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Sound that is matched to movements, in the scene.
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Contrapuntal sound
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Sound contradicts what is going on in the scene
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Sound bridge
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When the film begins with the music being carried over
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Sound perspective
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A sound’s position in space as perceived by the viewer given by
volume, fibre and pitch.
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Sound Techniques
