Sound

Why is sound important in films ?

Sound is important in a film as it is used to establish the tone and the atmosphere of the film, it also gives the audience clues about the plot, characters, and genre of the film. It is also used to 'suspend disbelief' which is the idea of moving the audience to the world of the film. This is a must  in a film to create realism for the viewer.

The director of the Star Wars franchise, argues that sound is 50%. Meaning that the product or film is incomplete without sound. 

What is sound : vibrations that travel through the air

What is sound-scape: a piece of music considered in terms of its component sounds

What is sound design: is the process of specifying, manipulating or generating audio elements

What is 'suspend disbelief' : the idea to get the audience in the world of the film 

Only diegetic sounds we watched a clip without sound and thoughts on it:
-boring
-not interested
-not engaged
-uninformed
 Only non-Diegetic sounds
Then we watched with out sound  which was more interesting, I started to engage with the actors and it became more understand able and helped create some suspend disbelief.

Both diegetic and non-diegetic sounds
When both types of sounds were present, it got more engaging and entertaining.
The mix of sound  increased tension while also helping create a sense of realism. In addition suspending disbelief  became more successful with both sounds involved as it  create a realistic world within the film.