Sound Techniques

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Across
  1. 3. The development of a character from the beginning of the text to the end
  2. 4. Conversations between two or more characters
  3. 8. When the speaker hesitates, creating silence between words
  4. 9. Repeated symbols of sounds in a text that drop hints about a character or future events
  5. 11. How loud or quiet the sound is, eg. high volume vs love volume
  6. 13. The height or depth of a sound. For instance, a witch’s cackle will be high pitched
  7. 15. Little stories told by a character or narrator. Often, these stories provide some background about a character or provide an example of some sort
  8. 16. Repeating words deliberately to draw the audience's attention to something
  9. 18. sounds The sounds that are naturally present in a particular location. For instance, a forest might include birdsong, a breeze and rustling leaves
  10. 20. effects Non-diegetic sounds other than speech or music, eg. a blaring car horn, a howling ghost, a creaking door, a blood-curdling scream etc
Down
  1. 1. The person asking questions and controlling the conservation
  2. 2. language Language that is conversation and informal, eg. ‘G’day mate’
  3. 5. Reveals a character’s ethnicity and cultural background
  4. 6. language Descriptive words that evoke an emotional response from the audience, eg. ‘I am furious’, ‘What a terrifying ordeal’
  5. 7. Includes theme music to begin and/or end an audio text, non-diegetic, background music to affect atmosphere, or diegetic music to immerse the listener.
  6. 10. A regular and repeated pattern of beats. Often used to speed up the pace of the story or to slow it down.
  7. 12. When the narrator speaks over the top of other sounds. Often used to introduce the audience to characters, events or problems
  8. 13. devices Figurative language (metaphor, similes etc) and sound devices (alliteration, onomatopoeia etc)
  9. 14. The speed at which the speaker speaks. A nervous character will often speak at a fast pace whereas a tired charter may speak at a slower pace
  10. 17. The voice telling the story or directing the listener’s attention
  11. 19. The attitude present in characters’ voices in the music