Music & Sound

Music and sound contributes to a film in many ways, it is used for:

Dialogue: dialogue is a diegetic sound meaning that its sound that the source of origin is visible on the screen as the action is happening. Unless your doing a film without dialogue, dialogue is used so that the audience can understand what is going on or to tell the story. 

Background sound: background sound is a non diegetic sound that is added to a film at post production. the use of background sound can alter the mood, and change the pace of the film for example an orchestra can change the pace dramatically if it was an action film. 

Foley sound: foley sound is also a non-diegetic sound meaning it is reproduction of everyday sound that is also added to a film in post production. The use of foley sound adds emphasis to something for a example someone walking in a scary movie, making the sound of the footsteps louder creates suspense and fright onto the viewer. 

For the film opening me and my group are going to use, music and sound as the key to engaging the audience, the type of music we use has to reflect what we're trying to do and to make sure that the right pace, and type of music/sound is used at the same time.