Sound

Sound plays an important part in the introductions of films, they both set the mood of the scene and to a lesser extent, the tone of the film, people idea of the a films genre and tone is often determined in the first few scenes and so having appropriate and effective sound is essential for my introduction to be successful. There are two types of sound that will be used, diegetic and non-diegetic.

Diegetic sound is sound which is present in the scene as it was film or that is edited in to appear as though it was there with the character or characters. Most commonly used is background effects like the sound of birds or cars travelling in the background, this is so that the scene has more life and appears much more realistic than it would if it was silent apart from one or two people talking or interacting without any other noise.

Non-diegetic sound is sound that isn't present in the scene but added in as part of the scene, for example voiceover and music tracks. This is to provide a way for exposition to be given without having a character on screen (a narrator) or to add more impact to an action or chain of events, music became a pivotal part of film making soon after it's inception.