Importance of sound

Keywords Associated with sound within Media

Wild track: Audio recorded intended to be synchronised with film but recorded separately

Ambient Sound: Background sound present in a scene or location

Diegetic: Sounds that have not been edited in. The characters themselves can hear the sound
Non-diegetic: Sound that has been added in, often used to add effects, the character themselves
cannot hear the sound

A clip explaining Diegtic and Non-Diegetic sound

Score: Music written especially to accompany a film

Song: A short poem or other set of words set to music, meant to be sung

Voice over: A piece of narrative in a film or broadcast not accompanied by an image of the speaker

Dialogue: A conversion between two or more people

Dubbing: A means of translating foreign language films into the audiences language

Foley: The reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film video etc. to enhance quality

Synchronous: Soundtrack matched to certain movements in the scene

Asynchronous: Sounds matches the action being performed however it is not precisely synchronous with the action

 Sound Bridge: When the scene begins with the carry over sounded from the previous scene before the new sound begins

Sound motif: Accompanies a particular character or elements of a film

Without the sound this scene seems so empty, the audience is feeling like something is missing 

George Lucas
 (Creator of Star Wars and Golden Globe winner) Says that "Sound is 50%" as in half of the film is down to the what audio accompanies the motion picture we are viewing. Without the sound you only have half of the product, and now you're left feeling held out on 

More important keywords concerning sound:

Sound: Everything you hear in the film

Soundscape: A Piece of sound stripped down to its components combination of sound 

Sound Design: The process of generating audio then editing it to make it suitable for your product

Suspending disbelief: Putting aside disbelief to belief

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The theory that I learnt  concerning the importance of sound in film was very enlightening however once I approached it practically I was shocked by the outcome.

Watch this clip without then with sound then understand the difference