Diegetic This is sound that is sourced from within the film, for example voices and sounds made by objects in the film would be Diegetic.
Non-Diegetic This is sound that has been added that is not visible on screen or added to help aid visuals, for example a narrators commentry would be Non-Diegetic.
Ambient Background noise present in a scene.
SFX Sound effects that are added in post production to make an object sound like it should.
Mood Music that is written to go with a film to suit the mood for example if there is some tension building in the film some string instruments might be added to create an eery mood.
Tone Music that suits the tone of the film for example if a character is happy in the scene the music will be happy. Tone music is similar to Mood music.
Genre This is the word used to catergorise music.
Theme Music This is usually the music that is played during the credits of the film and used for the trailer.
Voiceover This is where a voice is added over a clip to show a voice in the characters head or a monologue while other other images other than the character will be on screen.
Musical Score A written musical composition written specifically for a production.
Synchronous Sound recorded with the visual.
Asynchronous Sound Sound that should have be there but is added later in post production.
Contrapuntal When the music should not fit the scene but is added anyway for effect.
Silence When there is no sound at all.
Selective Sound This is when some sound is removed to put more emphasis on a differing sound.
Sound Bridges A sound bridge is used to link two differing scenes for example some music could be playing and then it cuts to something else relevant to the story line.
