Glossary

Diegetic: Is  sound that the character can hear, as well as the audience, and usually implies a reaction from the character.

Non-Diegetic: A sound that does not occur as part of the action.

Ambient: Sound surrounding area or environment.

SFX: Special effects.

Mood: sound which sets mood.

Tone: Overall quality of a musical  or vocal sound.

Genre: Different styles of music.

Theme: The main music for a production

Silence: No noise at all

Voiceover: A voice that is played over a video clip

Musical Score: music written for the film

Synchronous sound: Sound that matches with actions

Ansynchronous sound: Sound that originates from outside

Contrapuntal: sound that does not match the visuals, using clockwork orange attack scene for example

Selective sound: used to emphasise key sound elements within a sequence

Sound bridges: Use of sound to help transition between scenes.