Friday, 26 October 2012

Sound Glossary


Diegetic sound – sound that comes from a person or object in the diegesis (the world of the story) and seen within the field of vision.

Non-diegetic sound – sound that comes from nothing within the field of vision and has been added afterwards in the editing process. The clearest examples of this are soundtrack music or voiceover.

Soundtrack – a recording of the musical accompaniments to a movie.

ThemeThe subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic

TuneA melody, esp. one that characterizes a certain piece of music

Incidental musicMusic used in a film or play as a background to create or enhance a particular atmosphere

Sound effects (FX)A sound other than speech or music made artificially for use in a play, movie, or other broadcast production

Ambient soundIn atmospheric sounding and noise pollution, ambient noise level (sometimes called background noise level, reference sound level, or room noise level) is the sound pressure level at a given location, normally specified as a reference level to study a new intrusive sound source.

DialogueConversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
Voiceover - Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique where a voice that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic) is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations.

Sources: http://www.slideshare.net/raybloggs/glossary-of-sound-terms-for-tv-drama and Google web definitions

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