Emotional Realism - the Combination of Sound and Film

When creating film, it seems there is one element that is often understated and seen as a less essential component: sound.

Without sound, a film is emptied of its full potential, and the audience may fail to realise the full embodiment and emotional response to the film.

'Emotional Realism' enables a film to be accompanied by sounds that both relate to the image but also the emotional feelings of an actor and consequently the viewer. For example, if a scene is one of suspense, the sounds and music that accompany the image will both set the atmosphere and mood of a scene and the feelings of the actor also. This in turn creates an atmosphere for the audience and enables them to experience a similar emotion.

Sound can instil all sorts of emotional reactions in a person, and in film it can be particularly effective when used correctly. Emotional Realism is a consequence of internal logic – which is particularly interesting as without it the audience would not be able to experience the full ambience created when sound is combined with film.

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