Media Sound Terms

 Media Sound Terms

Foley: Recorded sound effects added in after the shooting of a film - usually produced in a studio by a Foley artist.

Diegetic sound: Sound heard by the characters in the scene.

Non diegetic sound: Sound added later in post production for effect not heard by the characters. For example soundtrack.

Pitch: The degree of highness or lowness in tone.

Rhythm: A strong regular repeated pattern of sound.

Sound bridge: Sound which carries on into the next scene.

Sound motif: A sound effect or a combination of effects which are associated with a certain character, setting, situation or idea throughout a film.

Score: A piece of music for a particular thing eg.  a movie.

Crescendo: A gradual increase of sound in a piece of music .

Ambient sound: Background sound from the location.

Asynchronous sound: Sound where the cause is not visible.

Dialogue: Sound spoken by the characters in the scene.

Timbre: A quality of a sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.

Hyperbolic sound: A sound that is louder than it should be.