Sound Basics

Types of Sound
- Background Noise;
    - Sound made by the environment in the set.
- Diegetic;
    - Sound that is naturally made such as dialogue and sounds in the environment.
- Non-Diegetic;
    - Man-Made sounds such as sounds that are created on a computer to fit in with the visuals.
- VoiceOver;
    - Speech that is recorded live to go over the top of the visuals.
- SFX (SoundEffects);
    - Noises that are added in during post production to improve the sound of the film.
- Dialogue;
    - Speech said by an actor live on set.

Ambient Sound;
    - People Talking
    - Chairs Creaking
    - People Breathing
    - Pen lids Popping

Microphone
- Clip Microphone
    - Clipped onto the actors costume, very limited range and used for mostly stage productions and reality shows.
- Boom Microphone
    - Directional, very powerful, it needs to be pointed in the right direction to be able to collect the right piece of sound.