Research: Blog Post 15: Why is sound important?

Sound is a very important element in films, as it sets the genre of the film and the atomsphere but it also makes the audience think and feel towards the film.Sound is also there to 'suspened disbelief', which is to create realism for the audience and to heighten the audiences experience of the film. The use of sound in films make the audience more intrigued in the film, it also influences the audience by adding factors such as sinister music so that they know that the film would be about horror. 

Without sound audiences would feel confused, loss of interest, tired and easily distracted by surroundings.This is why in films there is music, so that the audience do not loss interest and are kept engaged through out the whole film.By having sound, the audience would feel intrigued, they would know what the mood of the film is and they would understand the movie a lot more. By hearing the sound it sets the genre of the film, for example, for sci-fi you would have special sound effects such as sounds of rockets or tehcnology noises like machines. A film without sound would just not be as enjoyable as a film with sound.