Research Part 5: Sound Codes

Introduction

Welcome! Today, I will be continuing the conversation on our research study! Today, we will be talking about sound codes in our chosen film opening, 'White Noise". There is no dialogue heard in the opening of this film, it is only music. The song playing in the back is New Body Rhumba by LCD Soundsystem. I would describe the sound used in the opening sequence as lively and upbeat. This music is in contrast to the underlying theme and genre of the movie.

Sound Codes in film are so essential to the filmmaking process. This is because it helps the audience envision the scene as if they were there. It makes the scene feel more real. Simple sound effects, like the sound of footsteps, really help the audience understand the scene more. 

Work

Sound Techniques and definitions	Document sound	Meaning established by sounds to support the genre.
Dialogue - a written or spoken exchange of words between one or more characters	There is no dialogue present in the film opening	The no dialogue presented in this opening relies on visual humor and situational scares, enhancing atmospheric tension and allowing exaggerated expressions.
Sound effects- A sound effect is a synthetic or digitally altered sound that is used to highlight certain parts of information in movies, TV shows, video games, cartoon series, and music, among other media.	Shopping carts rolling (underscored)  Ruffling of plastic bags (underscore)	Everyday supermarket items that might not be there soon, due to an unfortunate event
Music- the soundtrack that plays throughout a movie to set the tone and atmosphere, complement the speech and images.	New body rhumba" by LCD Soundsystem	An upbeat music intro is ironic for a horror film to play.

Reflection

For this section of our research, our team listened to the vast types of sound in this film opening. The objective of this part was to identify the sounds used in the opening so that we can take inspiration and use similar sound effects to give our audience the same effect "White Noise" did. This part was not very hard to complete, as it did not require a lot for us to do. It made us question, what kind of sound codes can we use for our opening? Should we use dialogue? Or should we only utilize music to keep the audience wanting for more? Thanks for reading, P is signing off!

Sources used:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJblPY5hVHI