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This session aims to explore the role of non-diegetic sound in TV dramas, focusing on how it encodes preferred meanings, as proposed by Stuart Hall. You will learn about concepts like sound motifs, incidental music, and thematic scores. By the end, you will be able to analyze clips from dramas to understand how sound enhances representation and emotional impact. We will cover various elements, including asynchronous sound effects and stings. Prepare to engage in textual analysis and deepen your understanding of sound design in media.
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Starter Task • What is a Sound Bridge and how does it work? • What is Diegetic Sound? • What is Exposition? • How can dialogue be used to create representations of social class? • What is a direct mode of address?
Syllabus Links • Non-diegetic sound; sound motif. • Soundtrack: score, incidentalmusic, themes and stings.
Session Aims • What are you learning today? • The aim of this session is to introduce you to the ways in which Non-Diegetic Sound can encode TV dramas with preferred meanings (Stuart Hall, 1980).
Session Aims • What must you be able to do by the end of the lesson? • You must be able to watch a clip from a TV drama and analyse the ways in which Non-Diegetic Sound can encode TV dramas with preferred meanings (Stuart Hall, 1980) of representation.
Session Aims • Why are you doing this? • This will allow you to answer Question 1), Section A – Textual Analysis and Representation (Unseen Moving Image Extract), which is part of Unit G322: Key Media Concepts TV Drama.
Non-Diegetic Sound • What do you think non-diegetic sound is? • What is the most common kind of non-diegetic sound?
Non-Diegetic Sound • Non-diegetic Sound,refers to sounds not explained in terms of any perceived source within the story world such as ‘voice-of-God’ type commentaries, sound motifs, incidental music etc..
Non-Diegetic V.O. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58NmAzQzRjk
Sound Motif • What is a Sound Motif?
Sound Motif • A Sound Motif is a sound effect that is associated with a particular character, setting, situation or idea.
Stings • What is a sting?
Stings • A stingis a short sound or piece of music, primarily used as a form of punctuation - for example at the end of a scene, or as a dramatic climax is imminent.
Asynchronous Sound Effects • What are Asynchronous sound effects?
Asynchronous Sound Effects • Asynchronous sound effectsare sounds which are not matched with a visible source of the sound on screen.
Asynchronous Sound Effects • Asynchronous sound effectsare included so as to provide an appropriate emotional effect, and they may also add to the emotional impact of the TV Drama.
Textual Analysis Task 1 • How are Asynchronous sound effectsused to create meaning in this clip from Life on Mars?
The Connotations Of Music • Why do TV dramas have music in them?
The Connotations Of Music • To Manipulate The Audience’s Emotions. • To Create Rhythm And Pace. • To Highlight Something’s Significance. • To Establish A Character.
Music: Score • What is a musical Score?
Music: Score • AScore is a TV drama’s non-diegetic background music. • The term refers to all of the background music in a TV drama including the Incidental music and Themes.
Music: Score • The Scorehelps to manipulate the audience’s emotions whilst, in combination with the editing, creating the TV drama’s rhythm and pace.
Incidental Music • What is Incidental music?
Incidental Music • Incidental music is a TV drama’s non-diegetic "background" music, that adds atmosphere to the action.
Incidental Music • Incidental music is very effective at manipulating the audience’s emotions and helping them to understand what is happening.
Theme Music • What is Theme music and what can it be used for?
Theme Music • Theme music is music that is used to identify something.
Theme Music • Theme music is most commonly associated with identifying a TV drama, and is usually used in the opening and end titles of a TV drama.
Leitmotif • What is a Leitmotif?
Leitmotif • A Leitmotif is a piece of thememusic which identifies a particular character, place or idea and is heard whenever they appear.
Textual Analysis Task 2 • How is music used in this clip from Sharpe’s Rifles?
Media Glossary Add these terms to your Media Glossary: • Non-diegetic sound; sound motif. • Soundtrack: score, incidentalmusic, themes and stings.
Homework: KTA7 • Analyse how mise-en-scène, camerawork, editing and sound are used to represent regional identity in Borgen. • Deadline: 07/12/12
Next Lesson • Mock Exam.