Blog post #8- Sound

 

Throughout my opening scene I plan to incorporate Asynchronous sound and synchronous sound. Asynchronous sound is when the sound does not match what is seen on scene. Synchronous sound is when the sound matches what's seen on screen. So, for example my protagonist could be in the lunchroom, and you can hear the background noise of people yelling and talking to their friends. It can also include things like the bell ringing to get to class. Things like the footsteps of people walking or a phone ringing in the distance. 

                                   

A good example to different types of sound is "The Office" season 5-episode 14 Stress relief opening scene. In the opening scene, Dwight Shrutte sets the office on fire to see if people were listening to his fire presentation. Throughout the scene they have a door creaking in the background, but it's not shown on screen. This is making it an example of Asynchronous sound. Throughout the scene they have yelling, rattling door handles and pushing sounds. These are examples of Synchronous sounds since the sound matches what they're showing on scene. This tv series episode shows a good combination of different types of sound techniques. 

When it comes to my blog posts, I want my sound to match up with what I'm doing on screen. So, whether that's dialogue or footsteps this is an example of Synchronous sound. However, when I use the bell ringing in the background, people arguing or classmates whispering this would be an example of Asynchronous sound. With my film taking place in high school there's typically teenagers, gossipers, bells ringing and the footsteps. This is all things I want to include throughout my opening scene.