Atmospheric sounds and sound effects: These are used in film to inform audience of the surroundings and helps for the audience to better understand what will happen in the scene. These are often put in thriller and action films.
In the movie kung fu panda there is a training scene where the use of atmospheric sound and sound effects is used to build tension through the duration of the panda learning kung fu and also holy ancient music plays which signifies the legendary area in which the panda practices kung fu in and this music helps the audience to acknowledge that this is the birthplace of kung fu as it is spiritual.
At 0:47 minutes we hear a spiritual sound of an ancient legendary kung fu music which helps to emphasis the importance of the surroundings in which panda is in. Panda has just come to his senses that his master has taken him to the birthplace of kung fu. A few seconds after this we as viewers see a training scene between panda and his mentor where they fight and sound effects of punching can be heard which also adds meaning to the fight as well. Then we hear pandas mentor say "Do you want to learn kung fu" when the ancient spiritual music starts to play which shows the importance of the scene.
For television we as an audience are informed and educated on the news as the news tells us what is happening in the world. There are many different types of news such as the weather and just news in general.
For example the news that comes on BBC informs us of any sudden weather warnings and other news such as how to prevent getting robbed by a biker thief would be educating us and these are just a few of the many different categories of the news. This allows for people who live in the UK to get a understanding of the weather so commuters who take public transport know whether trains and buses are closed because of the weather and how certain aspects of the news helps us in general as it educates us.
At 0:22 of the 2018 BBC news storm Callum weather warning we see the presenter warning all viewers of the weather in the next few days and this overall helps the public to have understanding of the weather. The news presenter says " There is a real concern for 24-48 hours of rain" This automatically educates the public and we are visually learning through the use of a screen that there will be bad weather and so this is what is meant by how TV can inform and educate us.
Computer games in general are always amazing because the game developers enhance the visuals in one way Enhancing the visuals in a game can in many ways increase the performance for the player. When a games visuals are enhanced it means the way the game looks has been upgraded.
In the game minecraft there was a enhanced visuals mod for PC users which altered the visuals to the game to make the game more realistic and this basically made all the settings in the game look similar to real life. This allows for the user to be able to see objects and scenery in the game in a high definition rather then have everything in the game look pixelated and blurry.
In this clip at 0:46 you can clearly see that the trees and grass infront of the character have become a lot more greener and also the sky is bright blue along with the texture of the mountain looking more edgy which gives a realistic look into the game. Essentially by adding this players can understand and locate better items and build better structures potentially leading to an increase in sales. Overall The visuals are enhance in one way as there is a different look into the game however when there is a fire there is now a burning sound effect which never was there before as the fire used to be silent which is a different way to enhance the visuals.
Animation uses music in various ways alongside with wild tracks to convey meaning in the text.
Lets say for instance the Simpsons which is a very well known animation comedy programme and probably one of the most recognizable animations in the world today. The music in the Simpsons can be the theme song and also sound effects which are used as well.
For example this scene we hear sound effects and we hear wild tracks and both are added to really boost up the scene. This is the opening scene from the Simpsons and it shows the everyday life of an average American family. Also how the Simpsons use bright flashy colours like yellow and the sky is bright blue can be there as a way to entertain us and engage us because we like to see bold colours which stand out and the show overall being a comedy entertains us as well.
At 1:22 we can hear Homer shouting which is a sound effect and around the same time we can hear the tires of marge's car screeching so all of these are sound effects and a tire screeching is a sound which has to have been imported from somewhere so it can also be deemed as a wild track and the music is the theme song as well. So this is how sound is portrayed in different ways in animation.
Tv adverts try to sell products and are made to want to really convince the viewer to purchase the product on screen and this is why the company hires a great actor because it helps emphasise the importance of their products and the company knows how an actor has the skills to inspire someone to buy the product.
Here we see a famous Actor go and try a product and the reason the company hired this person to do the product is because they know people who are hard-core fans of this actor will want anything to do with him or her so this is a great opportunity for businesses to get their products sold.
If a famous actor is on screen trying to sell a product then in reality anyone who is a fan is more then likely willing to try out the product because they want to try and be like the actor so this is essentially a way that companies try to sell us products through famous people as it is a great way for the their brand to gain recognition.
Sometimes in radio drama we as the audience can hear the use of silence and the use of silence is a very important type of sound and can be used for various reasons. It can be used as an opening for a thriller film people can listen to yet it can be used to mourn the loss of someone and to pay respects for them.
Radio uses silence for these different things because yes there is no sound but the whole point of having no sound is what makes this element so drastically important. It is because it can be used for many things. Silence in a radio drama can be used for suspense and this is a great convention to add into a drama and that's why many people use silence.
We hear silence in a radio drama because it is used to convey a certain type of meaning whether it would be for good or bad reasons and so this is why it is used today in radio dramas because silence is a great element of sound as it can be used for almost anything.
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