Sound design is when you mix sound elements to give a scene an audible, tactile sensation. This must not be confused with the art of Foley, which is the craft of creating sound effects to match on-screen actions.
The best way to learn about sound design, hands on, is to shoot a short film without any recorded audio or dialog. Mix and match the sound elements you think will fit your creative vision; because sound design is a lot more open-ended than you think.
For a great sound effects resource visit soundsnap.com
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11 Comments to “TZ30 - Sound Design”
Wednesday March 19, 2008
I loved it. Probably my most favorite yet. You should keep doing more like that. Great building of suspense. The only thing was that the door creaking open and the creak noise weren’t synced. Oh well… Sean looked funny in that hat.
Wednesday March 19, 2008
also see
http://www.takezer0.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=124
for more sound F/X and music sites
Wednesday March 19, 2008
I thought it was good. I agree that soundsnap is great. Some faint background music would have made it more dramatic but I though you did a good job.
Wednesday March 19, 2008
Haha, does it really look funny?
Wednesday March 19, 2008
I considered adding a musical score, but that would have negated the point of the episode, which was to use sound effects strictly as mis-en-scene. An actual musical score would be the job of the composer, and not the sound designer.
Music plays only after it shows me watching TV, because the music is, in theory, an element of mis-en-scene (it’s derived out of the TV), rather than an existential score.
Wednesday March 19, 2008
the lack of music added to the suspensefulness of it.
Friday March 21, 2008
YO YO YO! Alright homeslices, check this out: http://www.kmoyes.com/. I thought it was an interesting portfolio of work. I figured you guys might like it.
Friday March 21, 2008
http://www.kmoyes.com/expatriate/pap_480.mov
Monday March 24, 2008
Radio plays have sound design. What’s unique to film is montage.
Pretty creepy movie.
Monday March 24, 2008
That’s a pretty good point, Ryan. I’ll need to reevaluate myself. There are two things I tend to uphold the most, sound and editing, though not always in that order.
I checked out your YouTube page. When can we expect the next Jethro Atom?
Monday March 24, 2008
I read that somewhere lately. I don’t remember where, but it made a lot of sense to me. The visual cut is the one thing in movies that doesn’t exist in any other medium.
There’s practically no North American radio drama anymore, so it would be easy to forget about it.
I’ll agree that a lot of people, especially people who have just started making movies, shortchange sound.
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