Sound in OTS

Foley-
Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass





Types of sound-
Sound can be divided in two areas:

• Diegetic
• Non-Diegetic

Diegetic- These are things that are generated within the picture such as dialogue.
Non-Diegetic- Things generated from outside the picture e.g. voice over, music.

Ambient sound is used to create realism.
Dialogue is an important part of diegetic sound, and depends on vocal delivery. A good actor can vary pitch, tone, volume and accent.


Soundtrack-Previously-recorded music chosen because of its fit to the rhythm, content and mood of a sequence. If a song, the lyrics may add meaning to the images. I feel this is key in an OTS as it sets the mood and atmosphere for the film.

Recording sound with a microphone- You will learn very quickly that, with a video camera, there is no such thing as silence. If you are filming indoors your camera will pick up what is known as 'room noise' Outside there is also a lot of background noise, or ambient sound - passing traffic, birdsong, wind, nearby or distant people, aircraft, reversing trucks, squawking sirens - a whole cacophony of sounds that you cannot control.


http://www.mediaknowall.com/sound.html

The link above is where I got my information on sound I feel it is very useful and is easy to understand I would recommend anyone struggling with sound to look at this website as it helped me a lot.