1. AS Media Studies
Unit G322
Sound

2. Lesson ObjectivesBy the end of the lesson you should all be able to:
List at least 4 types of sound used in TV dramas.
Recognise the sounds used in a TV drama clip and discuss the effect they have.
Relate the use of sound in a TV drama clip to the representations that are produced.

3. Listen to the following sound clips. What do they make you think about? What mood/feelings do you attach to them?
Sound clip 1
Sound clip 2 & 3

4. Understanding how music can help create meaning
Enhance the audience's emotional experience / providing emotional focus
Underlining psychological refinements - the unspoken thoughts of a character, or the unseen implications of a situation
Building a sense of continuity (moving in, out and Bridging scenes)
Underpinning the theatrical build-up of a scene, and rounding it off with a sense of finality

5. Understanding how music can help create meaning
Character representation / identification (Good Vs Evil e.g. Star Wars)
Setting the location
Setting the period
Paralleling the action
Creating a more convincing atmosphere of space and time
Serving as a kind of neutral background filler

6. KEY SOUND TERMINOLOGY
Soundtrack - the recorded sound element of a film.
Theme music/tune - a recurrent melody in the film.
Sound effects - sounds other than dialogue or music made artificially.
Ambient sound - buzz and/or surrounding sounds.
Dialogue - speech.

7. KEY SOUND TERMINOLOGY
Voiceover - narration in a film not accompanied by a synchronised image of the speaker forming the words.
Direct address - when characters speak directly to the camera i.e. the audience.
Diegetic sound any sound that has an onscreen source and belongs to the world of the film.
Non-diegeticsound any sound that does not have an onscreen source & characters onscreen do NOT hear it e.g. some voiceovers, music.

8. KEY SOUND TERMINOLOGY
Sound bridges any sound/s that continue from one shot to another. They help create a smooth transition from one shot to another. In this way the sound is said to be enhancing the continuity of the film.
Parallel sound sound that complements the image track. Sound & image seem to reflect each other.
Contrapuntal sound sound that does not complement or fit with the image track.

9. Student activity:
Watch CSI clip and make notes (sound/signified)
In pairs, compare the notes you have made and consider the effect the sound in the clip has. Think about:
What does it emphasise?
What does it tell us about place and the characters?
Using your notes, write a paragraph summarising the sound elements from the clip and the effect they have.

10. Student activity
Now improve your paragraph
Incorporate key terminology