U16 - Sound Elements

Foley effects
Foley effects are the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. These reproduced sounds can be anything from footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass. An example is shown in the video on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OONaPcZ4EAs


Wild tracks
A Wild track is an audio recording intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately. An example of when it is used is in the video game 'Call of duty' where the sounds of gunshots are recorded seperately and then added to the game to make it seem more realistic . An example is shown at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-4IFUak_U0


Theme music for title sequence
The theme music for a title sequence is the music used at the beginning of the media text which helps the audience to identify it. For example in the BBC TV show 'Eastenders' there is a theme tune with the title sequence. This is shown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixg1WjfMbV4


Film score
Film Score is original music written specifically to feature in a film. For example, the singer Sam Smith produced a song for the James Bond Spectre film. Here is the singers music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jzDnsjYv9A. And here is the opening sequence of Spectre where his music was used https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9LxUQL_Ucg


Characters signature tune
A characters signature tune is the music used, mainly in film, which associates the audience with a specific character. For example in the James Bond films, there is certain music that comes on when James Bond is in a scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9FzgsF2T-s


Incidental music
Incidental music is music used in a film as a background to create or enhance a particular atmosphere. For example, in the horror film 'Insidious: The Last Key' there is tense and frightening music to create a scary atmosphere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsyYw2x1-js


Voice-over
A Voice-over is the recording of a voice, over a scene in a TV show or film, or throughout a TV advert. This is done after the show/film/advert is recorded (post-production process). An example is shown in the show 'BBC Earth' where the presenter is using a voice over to give the audience informatio about the animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkhE14Rou-E


Scripted speech
Scripted speech is when a person reads from a script whilst speaking. This is usually used by presenters in TV/Radio shows. For example, on BBC News, the presenters are reading the news off a script: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swFBLckqNEQ