Learning Audio | Audio review in film

In our lesson we have been looking at an experimenting with audio.

A favourite audio of mine particularly is from Star Wars Episode I. It's not a small bit of audio, it is a full scene of audio which I enjoy. Mainly for 2 reasons;

1. There is a strong contrast of diegetic and non-diegtic audios
2. The visuals are backed well by the audio and the scene works really well.

The non-diegetic sound in the piece is the overplaying of the score: 'Duel Of Fates' - John Williams. This is good use of audio because the audio fits the scene well and is a crescendo as it signifies something is about to kick off as its cued with the introduction of a antagonist.

There is little dialogue used in the set scene, but this adds to the atmosphere of the fight. The variety of sound used contrasts all together well, and makes it one of the best fighting scenes in the Star Wars saga. It is also one of my favourite bits of audio simply because of the various sound techniques used;

• Sound Bridge
• Diegetic/Non-Diegetic sound
• Crescendo 
• Dialogue
• Ambient
• Synchronous sound
• Score
• Incidental/Sound Motif

This evaluation and audio knowledge helps me have a better understanding of audio in film, and with help of audacity I can create my own sounds even if I'm not doing a short film. Having tried to use narration last year and playing round with audacity, I have already developed skills that I don't need to consume time with to learn them, as I already have last year. This is useful however as it allows me to further improve my knowledge and evaluate audio in texts. (Pratical audio task to follow)