Analysing sound in a film.

Why is sound so important in a film?

Sound is a vital part of creating a film and making it successful. In the lesson we focused on why sound is important so here are some points of the differences between having sound and no sound.

Films with sound:

•  Makes you enjoy the film
• Creates an atmosphere
• Enables you to establish the genre
• Gets you more involved in the film
• Makes you feel a part of the film
• You don't loose interest

Films without sound:

• Get distracted
• Loose focus about film
• Doesn't let you enjoy the film and get the true story of the film
• Loose interest in what is going on
• You do not get any insight into the genre of the film
• Simply doesn't entertain you as much as if it would with sound. 

Above is a video focusing on the importance of sound. What I learnt from this video was that if you only include sound effects and dialogue it doesn't create reality of the film and makes it look fake which will make you not as engaged in the film. With music only it does create more of a dramatic effect yet personally makes it more childish and not as adapting to what is going on. Just using music makes the feel less interesting and creates a 'cheesy'  and 'childish' effect to the atmosphere of the film. Although if you mix both sound effects, dialogue and music it is much more successful and entertaining to the audience. You do not loose as much interest as you would with only one aspect to the sound. It creates a better atmosphere and lets the audience establish the genre of the film and what is going on. This makes the film more enjoyable and will draw more people to wanting to watch the film.