Unit 24

Mood and atmosphere
Moods are used to make the characters feel more involved with the scene and feel more relate-able towards it. Moods are very important for the films because it makes the final product seem more realistic and will attract the groups of people for the mood the film has. The atmosphere could be described as empty, busy, loud and lonely. The atmosphere gives more evidence for the mood and makes the audience believe what is happening in the scene is real.

Audio fade 
Audio fade is used to make the process of two different scenes have a smooth transaction and leave the audience not knowing in the change of scene by the harsh sound effects. Audio fade is mainly used in the beginning and ending of a film to start the film in a smooth and calm way, it shows the audience straight away whether the film will be calm and peaceful or would have a lot of action in it.
Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WD074DMpZI
This clip shows a simple audio fade in and out through showing pictures.

Dialogue
Dialogue is a convocation between two people or is telling the audience the thoughts of someone. It it used to show the audience the story of the film in a easy and fast way and also show the characters personalities in each scene. romantic, fantasy, mystery, horror, comedy.
Examples:
Animation - Gnomeo and Juliet (trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgO03BFtvSc
Romantic - To All The Boys I Loved Before - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkhHydYKLZA
Fantasy - Fantastic Beasts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkhHydYKLZA
Horror - Jigsaw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbtn93__jnM
Thriller - You (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga1m0wjzscU
comedy - Miranda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR2pHI5MoRc

Voice over
Filming and recording sound separately and putting them together when editing also when you don't like a part of audio in a scene you can rerecord it and add it to the film. People use this to make sure the dialogue is clear and understandable. This is commonly used in documentaries to give facts to the displayed image being shown to the audience. It is also used in animations to give the animations thoughts and make them more entertaining to watch. 
Examples: blue planet- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_38JDGnr0vA
Blue Planet is a documentary series that shows the life in the ocean and what happens in their world. The use a narrator to explain the film displayed to the audience so while they are watching they are told important and interesting information.
Aladdin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HrmBXgiwDU
Aladdin is an animation and has voice overs for the characters. We use dialogue in animations to bring them to life and show the audience what the character is like and what their personality is as well as telling the story.

Ambient sound
Ambient sounds is the sound effects that is happening in the background of a scene. Like people walking, talking, eating and the sounds of wind and music. It is used to make a scene look as realistic as possible and to make the audience feel more involved in the film while watching it.
Examples:

Sound bridge
Sound bridging is attaching two scenes with a sound effect to create a smooth transaction. It can be used in the beginning of the film to show the audience the location, weather and mood let of the film. It helps show the audience what the film is about in an entertaining way without having any dialogue for a period of time.
Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIkpD2Nr5yI

Foley sounds 
Foley sounds are sound effects recorded after the filming process that makes little movement in the film more vibrant. Used to have louder footsteps, the sound of objects touching each other or the movement of objects. It makes little actions in the film feel more alive and makes every part of the film more realistic.










https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=58&v=OONaPcZ4EAs

Synchronous and Asynchronous
Synchronous 
sound matches the cation happening and is synchronized. Used when the audience can see what is happening and the sound effects make the scene look more interesting and creates more tension as the audience can hear everything around them.
Examples:

Asynchronous
Sound matches the action happening but it is not synchronized. This is used to make the scene have more tension as you could hear the action but not see what is happening to make the audience more scared.
Examples:


Sound Motif
Used to get the audience emotionally attached to a character to make them more sympathetic if something bad or good happens to them. Used in movies that have a sad story line, directors use this a lot at the start to make the audience feel an attachment straight away.
Examples:

ADR -Automatic Dialogue Replacement
ADR is recording dialogue after the filming process to make sure the dialogue is clear and easy to hear for the audience. It is also used to make sound effects, like screams, more loud and realistic. Like if someone was launched from an explosion and had a scream edited in to make it more realistic for the audience.
Examples: