♫ Diegetic, Non-Diegetic sounds, Sound Bridges, Parallel and Contrapuntal Sounds ♫ (Pre production process of sounds for my film)

The word Diegetic means sound within the world of text, non-diegetic means the world of the text.

Diegetic sounds

Diegetic sounds are sounds that are apart of the film, it comes from the source of objects or people, e.g. Dialogue, kettle boiling, or music from a radio. It can occur off screen, (we do not see where the sound is coming from) or on screen (we know where the sound is coming from).

Non-Diegetic Sounds

Non diegetic sounds are sounds that the character cannot hear, the audience does not know where the source of sound is coming from, e.g. background music, narratives voice.

Sound Bridges

Sound bridges are when music or sounds continue into the next scene. It creates smooth transitions from scene to scene.

Parallel Sounds

Parallel sounds are sounds that match a scene, e.g. a happy scene will have happy music and laughter.

Contrapuntal Sounds

Contrapuntal sounds are sounds that do not match the scene, e.g. a happy scene will have sinister music. This is effective as the audience immediately know something bad is going to happen.

Hopefully in my film i will include a variety of diegetic sounds, non-diegetic sounds, sound bridges, so the scene can flow through well, and parallel or contrapuntal sounds in my film when it is appropriate.