Soundtrack Quiz

Copy and Paste the Correct Term below into the Box on the right next to the description:

	Terms: Non Diegetic, Diegetic, Bridge, Contrapuntal, Parallel Sound.
Sound that goes hand in hand with the image on screen	Parallel Sound
Sounds that the characters in a film cannot hear (outside of story space)	Non Diegetic
Sound that contrasts / juxtaposes the image on screen	Contrapuntal sound
Sounds that the characters in a film can hear or sounds whose sound source is visible on screen or implied (inside the story space)	Diegetic
When music or sounds continue into the next scene. It creates smooth transitions from scene to scene.	Bridge

‘Parallel Sound in Jaws’

What Parallel sounds are present in this scene?

When the shark is approaching the man in the cage, the noise is indicating that the shark is a negative character. We know this by the contrast of high and low pitches as well as the volume increasing as the shark gets closer.

What are the Parallel sounds telling us about the scene?

They are emphasizing the danger and the tense atmosphere of the scene. It builds up the tension to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. 

Mood/narrative/nature of character (Jaws) / what is going to happen?

We get the impression the man will get eaten as he has dropped his spear and has no defense against a shark over triple his own body mass. The music also indicates this as the music has built up so much that the music starts to decrease and the tone is lowered to a deep bass noise.