Sound and Image: Music in Film

Dynamics

• The volume of sound

• The way music sounds

• Music in movies

• Background music in movies

Decrescendo

• Soft

• Loud

• Gradually get louder

• Gradually get softer

Crescendo

• Soft

• Loud

• Gradually get louder

• Gradually get softer

Forte

• Gradually get louder

• Gradually get softer

• Soft

• Loud

Piano

• Soft

• Loud

• Gradually get softer

• Gradually get louder

Tempo

• The speed of sound

• The kind of music

• The highs and lows of music

• The volume of sound

Ritardando

• Gradually get slower

• Gradually get faster

• Gradually get softer

• Gradually get louder

Staccato

• Smooth and connected sound

• Soft and slow sound

• Short and detached sound

• Fast and loud sound

Diegetic Sound

• Sounds that are added in post-production and are not heard by the characters
• Sounds that are made by the audience during a screening of the movie or TV show
• Sounds that are only heard by the audience and not the characters
• Sounds that are part of the story and are heard by the characters in the movie or TV show

Non-Diegetic Sound

• Background music, narration, and sound effects added in post-production
• Sound that is added to the story during filming
• Sound that is heard by the characters in the story
• Sound that is produced by a character or object within the story