Sound

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There are three main elements or sound in a film.

• Dialogue - e.g A person speaking
• Music - e.g a instrument playing
• Sound effects- e.g Footsteps or door slamming

There are two key terms to divide sounds in film:

• Non Diegetic sound - Sounds from outside the world of film. The characters can't hear the sound.
• Diegetic sound - Sounds from inside the world of film. The characters can hear the sound.

I watched a small clip of a film called "Slumdog Millionaire". During this film I seperated the Diegetic sound from the non Diegetic sound.

Diegetic sound

• Splashing of water
• Breaking of glass

Non Diegetic sound

• Fast tempo of background as the children were running
• Sound being muted as the child was under water
• Women being hit (one of the loudest sounds because that was a main event, children seeing their mother being killed)