Micro Elements : Sound

Sound is a really important micro element as it is used to aid the actions or convey a message eg. through dialogue. The two types of sounds that are present in media are diegetic and non-diegetic

DIEGETIC SOUNDS - Sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: eg .voices of characters , sounds made by objects in the story. Diegetic sound can also be either on screen or off screen depending on whatever its source is within the frame or outside the frame. 

NON-DIEGETIC SOUNDS - Sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action: eg narrator's commentary,sound effects which is added for the dramatic effect or background music Non-diegetic sound is represented as coming from the a source outside story space. 

Using a short clip from the movie "point break", I added in sound effects or diegetic sounds to accompany the actions eg. running, police cars siren. All the sound editing is done in Adobe Premiere where i can adjust the length/frequency of each sound or control the volume to emphasise the actions eg. running footsteps becomes louder as the character is closer to the camera. Below is the result of experimenting with editing.