15. Why is sound so important in a film ?

Importance of Sound

Sound plays a hand to hand with the on screen action and contributes to 50% of the film so without it the audience may feel the experience to be dramatically worse due to the tone and atmosphere the use of sound brings. Sound can fall under numerous definitions such as

Diegetic sound - Sounds with source visible

Non-diegetic - Sound with a source which isn't visible

Synchronous - Sound that matches what's happening on screen.

Asynchronous - Sound that doesn't match what's happening on screen.

Sound bridge - Linking one screen with another with sound

Sound motif - Combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character

Sound is used to keep the audience emerged in the text but is also used to create a certain mood or to encourage the audience to feel different emotions. As well as this sound is used to enhance minor details within the movie but also to inform the audience that something's going to happen.

Some recognized films such as Watchman & 7even is renounced for is precise use of effective sound.