Sound

There are many different types of sounds in films. There is dialogue, narration, abiemence/room tone, effects, non-diegetic ambience, and music. There is diegetic and mimetic sound. Diegetic sound is visible and present on screen. Such examples are voices of the characters and sounds made by objects that are present. Diegetic is is also referred to as actual sound. Diegesis is storytelling. Mimesis is showing. Film is not mimetic. Cinematic element can be diegetic or extradiegetic, which is commonly referred to as non-diegetic. Diegetic elements exist for the purpose of the audience and for the characters. In film, non-diegetic elements exist solely for the audience. Images and sounds in films exist to affect the audience. When it comes to editing with sound, there are three different rules. The first rule is to make sure you have room tone and use it. The second rule is to keep dialogue, effects and music separate. The final rule is to mix the audio levels so everything sounds good in relation to each other and the output decibel level is between -12 and -4 dB.