Sound in thrillers

Diegetic Sound-sound that comes from a person or object in the digenesis and seem within the field of vision.

Ambient sound- background sound belonging to the digenesis but not always in the field of vision. Ambient sound within the field of vision may include the hubbub of a crowd or the quiet sound car radio or engine over which the dialogue takes place.

Non-diegetic sound- sound that comes from nothing within the field of vision and has been added afterwards in the editing process.

Synchronous sound- where the sound is synchronised with the object emitting that sound- as in lip-sync where the actor’s mouth moves exactly in time with the words we hear.

Asynchronous sound- this is where the sound track is deliberately out of sync with what we see.

Sound effects- sounds added to the visuals in editing.

Sound motif- a sound associated with a character or a place.

Sound bridge- this is where the sound continues across one or more cuts/transitions.

Dialogue- the sound made by characters talking to each other.

Voiceover- where a voice from outside the digesis gives the audience information.

Mode of address- this covers the manner in which the narrative comes across to the audience.

Direct address- when a narrator or a character speaks directly  to the audience, not to the characters within the diegesis.

Sound mixing- mixes sound from various sources using a multi-track mixing desk.

Sound perspective-sound recording that helps us place a sound as either near or distant or coming from a particular place within the diegesis.