Monday, 10 February 2014

Sound - an overview

The two key sound terms you must be able to identify are: 
Diegetic - that which “naturally” occurs in a scene
•Non-diegetic - that which is added for the viewer
Remember  that virtually all sound in a movie/TV programme has been deliberately put there, since most of the soundtrack has been compiled from a number of different sources, or just simply re-recorded 

The following video clips will give you a little insight into the work that goes into creating sound in movies in particular. You are not required to know the ins and outs of all of this but rather this is for your information and interest. Its really fascinating (i think so anyway) to see the level of detail that goes into making film sound. Of course TV has a much quicker turn around but they still use many of these techniques. 




SOUND DESIGN FOR KING KONG
Sound effects are recorded by technicians in the Foley Studio, using a wide number of techniques....


Sound effects editing and design: 



Dialogue often has to be replaced (ADR) - 


The score is often a vital storytelling technique: 




And of course the real work goes in when you mix it all together !






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