Sound research

Types of sound commonly found in opening sequences:

Diegesis - The world created by a film. For sound to be diegetic the characters have to hear the sound as well as the audience. The opposite would be non diegetic sound such as the soundtrack, unless the characters can hear the song if it were playing from a radio or jukebox etc.

Ambulant sound- Is the background noise to add realism. This is usually diegetic sound in shots although is usually artificially added in during editing. An example of ambulant sound could be footsteps or a dog bark etc.

Sound bridge- Any sound that continues from one shot to the next. Usually a smooth transition.

Parallel sound- Sound that compliments the image track.

Contrapuntal sound-  Sound that doesn't compliment or fit the image track. Usually for comedic or disjointed effect.

Melodic and Discordant sound- Melodic sound is usually a soft pleasing sound with positive connotations. Discordant sound is usually very sharp and erratic  bringing negative connotations to a scene.

Sound motif- Consistent piece of sound that used continuously through out the film to link pervious scenes and set a continuous tone throughout the narrative.