Sound

Sound in Filming can be categorised into different groups, for example there is:

• Diegetic sound - These are sounds which are apart of the film world, for example if someone  knocks a glass over in the scene the actors and the audience can hear it.
• Non Diegetic sound - there are sounds which are not apart of the sound world and cant be heard by the characters in the scene, for example narrations and theme music are non diegetic sounds. 

Another category is on-screen and off-creen sound: 

• On-screen sound is sounds which you can see being made in the shot, for example you see a door get slammed shut in the shot and you can hear the slam.
• off-screen sound is sounds which you cant see being made, for example a car pulling up out side of a house.

Lighting

Lighting in used in film are used to show emotion in characters or the mood of the scene. There are different types of lighting to create this effect such as: 

• Key light - This light is the main light which is mainly the brightest.
• Back light - This does the opposite of the key light, and it gives the effect of a character looking rounded.
• Filler light - This light deminishes the shadows that are created by the filler and the back light. 

The Key light can be positioned to create different effects like:

• Back lighting - This light is shot from behing the character to create a silhouette effect on them.
• Under lighting - This light is shot from beneath the character to create a mysterious look.
• Top lighting  - This light is shot from above the character to highlight their features.

 There is also Low-key and High-key lighting:

• Low-key lighting is the use of only the key and back lights to create a contrast between light and dark areas to create distinc shadows.
• High-key lighting is the use of more filler lighting to make a more normal and realistic look.

Welcome to my AS media studies blog!

This blog will chart the progress of my foundation portfolio, on it it will have details of my research on a thriller.