Sounds in Doc Martin

Right at the start of the clip there is a "dun dun" which starts the mysterious atmosphere feeling and as the clip progresses it doesn't really follow it up with anything abnormal. This type of sound is non-diegetic because it is not in the story and is not naturally occurring, for example, mood music. The water pipe bursts which creates a constant hissing noise of the water coming out and then the telephone rings so the son plumber has to answer it. Both of these sounds are diegetic because they are sounds that are actually part of the story line and are naturally occurring. They are also synchronous sounds which means you actually see the sound occur on screen.

A woman enters the room and starts speaking to him and then a dog enters and begins barking, which is again, diegetic and synchronous. In total there is the noise from the water, the dog and the conversations all merging into one which builds up and eventually gets to Doc Martin and he snaps. After Doc Martin finishes with the others he turns to the dog and says "And as for you..." while a piece of tense, non-diegetic, music plays which leads the audience into thinking that he was going to do something bad to the dog but the music then turns into a cheerful piece as you see him just walking it to the police station which is quite anti-climatic.

As Doc Martin enters the police station you hear a hoover and then see it after hearing it. This makes the shot change seem a lot smoother and seamless. Once again this sound is both diegetic and also synchronous. Doc Martin is there for a very brief moment and when he leaves the dog starts whining (diegetic and synchronous).

After he leaves the station and head downhill you start hearing seagulls which helps tell the audience where the location of the show is (by the sea) and because this piece of sound is actually happening in the story it is diegetic. This sound is however asynchronous which means you hear the sound but don't actually see the source of the sound, so it occurs off screen. After he is finished talking to a woman he bumped into about her prescription he then proceeds to head further downhill where some cheerful music is added. The music is then stopped abruptly after he notices a girl through a window and they look at each other. While this is happening some tense music plays (non diegetic) which helps show the audience that there is probably some back story with Doc Martin and this girl and it also shows the audience that it is not a happy story. Doc Martin is called upon by a lady before the shot ends and then it changes shot to show the lady. This again, helps add smoothness and seamlessness to the shot transitions.