The brief for this project was to create a one minute sound journey, soundscape or sound edit for a film piece. We were introduced to the topic by discussing what sound is, conceptually, before exploring how it is used in film and how it affects film in different ways. The important distinction was made between diegetic and non-diegetic sound; that is, sound that comes from within the story world and sound that is added on top of it to add emotion or atmosphere artificially. We were shown a clip of a scene in Blade Runner, in which almost every sound is diegetic, and yet alongside fairly limited visuals an incredibly tense atmosphere is built up to an explosive conclusion.
A still from the scene we watched in class. The sounds present, such as the oppressive whirring of the aircon and the arrhythmic, unsettling beeps from various machines and instruments present in the office create a very powerful atmosphere without resorting to background music to achieve the same effect.
I found this lesson a very useful grounding in the artistic basics behind sound design, and appreciated the time taken to expand on the importance of using organic, diegetic sound creatively and not using background music as an easy way of creating emotion in a piece.
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