Technical code: Sound

Dialogue is usually the most
important element in a
drama (except in 'The Artist').

Diegetic and non-diegetic sound, synchronous/asynchronous sound, sound effects, sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective.

Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound. 

Describe music: loud, soft, synthesiser, percussion, solo instrument, strings, woodwind, crescendo, contrapuntal, fast pace, slow pace, sombre, eerie, etc.


memory jogger: Diegetic/Non-Diegetic - D/N