Codes & Conventions:
- Meaning - whats going on
- Effect - how do you want the audience to feel about it.
- Narrative code (story)
- Technical (SFX, Voice Over, Music)
- Verbal (dialogue)
Star Wars -
- lots of background noise to establish the scene
- Theme music
- Wind (landing spacecraft)
- Voices getting louder indicating movement of actors.
- Sound bridge (foreboding music - villains)
- Dialogue of intercom
- Swooping engins
- Explosions
- Volume to show proximity of the other characters and settings
- Audio "panning" to give the effect of movement across the speakers.
Dr Who -
- Sci-Fi-esque opening music
- News presenter style to open this story
- A message from what can only be assumed as "ground control" setting the context for the entire show.
- echo effects on the scream to add intensity.
- Dark music changes the tone of the discussion
- Depth of field to indicate movement of characters
- Inner monologue
- Wide variety of tone and severity in voices to compensate for the lost visual aspect.
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