Categories of Sound

What are each of the different categories of sound that are explained? In detail, explain the role of each of these categories of sound in film and how they enhance the story.

    Each category of sound that are explained are dialogue, sound effects, and music. Dialogue's role in film is to propel the story forwards and reveal important information to the audience. This can be used to create a greater emotional impact in a scene as well as progress the plot. For instance, if two characters were having an argument, you can use dialogue to give the audience a greater connection to one or both of the character's reasoning and perspectives, making them feel more empathy towards them during the scene. Sound effects are important for contextualizing scenes, amplifying plot points and increasing the effects that visuals have on the audience. The article highlights two types of sound effects: synchronous and asynchronous sound effects, which are sounds whose source can be seen on screen and sounds that don't have a visible source. The first kind can be used to create realism so that objects on screen make the expected sounds that they would in real life, such as a door opening or heels clicking on tiled flooring. The second type can be used to highlight different ideas and amplify the impacts of a scene, such as using them to make a jump scare more jarring. Music is one of the most important because of how much it affects the emotional impact of a scene. Music alone can change a scene from hopeful to intense to sad.