Introduction
Categorizing a moving image text into diegetic and non-diegetic sound this it the art of sound in film. But first what is diegetic, internal diegetic, and non-diegetic? Diegetic is sound that originates from within the video or film's world. Internal diegetic is when the characters can hear it, but it is in private thought. Finally, non-diegetic is any type of sound that does not exist in the film's world and only the audience can hear it. It is important to know and sound in film because it highlights the key features of the world like the tone and theme of the film.
Student (s) Cole Allen, Antonio Mcneal,Eric Ellison | Class Period: 4 | Date: 1/11/23 | Score: / |
Preliminary Exercise 14: Analyzing a Film Opening Sound in Film
Section B: Analysis 1: General analysis of film opening
Opening of “The Giver”
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What is the film about? | How Jonas was thinking about his future and how he thought he was different and seen differently than everybody else, and he was undecisive about what he believed in. | ||
Production Company/companies | TWC, Walden Media | ||
Director | Phillip Noyce | Sound Engineer (s) | Marco Beltrami |
Genre (s) | Sci-fi/Action, Adventure | Movie release | 2014 |
Audience (s) | Teens and Young Adults | ||
Original music titles from the soundtrack. (Only from the opening.) | “Ordinary Human” by OneRepublic | ||
Music (List 3 words used to describe this music) | Melodic, Dramatic, and sympathetic
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Sound Effects (List 8 effects) | The Bike’s bell ringing, the morning medication machine injecting, the murmur of the people in the background, the bike’s wheels moving on the ground, the drones flying through the sky, the children playing, the morning medicine machine saying injected, the teacher teaching. | ||
Dialogue (List the most important line in the film’s opening and why? 3 sentences to describe information. | Line: Jonas: “I was lost. I always felt like I saw things differently.” | ||
Explanation: This line represents that Jonas is unique in this “perfect world” where everything is the same. And this points out that he is the main character and is likely to go through some problematic experiences. Such as, being treated differently, mental issues like depression, and going against the antagonist. | |||
Section C: Analysis 2:
Examples
Dialogue: monologue, direct sound.
Sound Effect: Thunder: Ambient sound, foley sound, loud, asynchronous.
Alarm Clock: Ambient sound, foley sound, loud, synchronous.
Music: Headphones playing “Three Little Birds” by Bob Marley, incidental music, foley sound, crescendo, asynchronous.
Diegetic Sounds (Dialogue, Music, and Sound Effects the audience and characters can hear.) Dialogue: Conversation, direct sound Sound effect: Ambient Sound, Serious, Intense, Accelerating
| Non-diegetic Sounds (voiceover, sound effects and music) |
Music: Radio station playing: “Back in Black” by ACDC, incidental music, foley sound, crescendo, asynchronous, loud
| Dialogue: Voiceover: narration of a fantasy movie Sound Effects: dogs barking in a creepy hallway: foley sound, loud, background sound effect, asynchronous Music: the theme song for a character: Score, Foley, synchronous, rhythm, crescendo, pitch
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