Sound Information

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Sound Information Establishes the environment Carries the bulk of information Audience will not sit through poor audio.

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Sound Information. Establishes the environment Carries the bulk of information Audience will not sit through poor audio. Sync Sound. Production sound Audio that is recorded and is synchronized to video.( Dialogue). Non Sync Sound. Sound that is not recorded during production. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Sound Information

Establishes the environment

Carries the bulk of information

Audience will not sit through poor audio.

Sync Sound

Production sound

Audio that is recorded and is synchronized to video.( Dialogue)

Non Sync Sound

Sound that is not recorded during production.

Sound effects

Music

Preplanning your mix

Prepare a Scratch Sheet that includes all of the sound elements that will be used.

Audio Transitions

Cut

Fade

Cross-fade

Sound -under

Sneak

Audio Cut

A clean sharp transition from one sound element to another.

Audio Cut

Audio Fade

It is the slow transition of a sound element either to or from silence.

Audio Fade

Cross Fade

It is a simultaneous fading down of one source and fading up of a second source.

Cross Fade

Sound-under

The name given to an audio element that is heard, but is not the dominant audio element in a scene.

Sound under

Sneak

Gradually bringing in or out a sound element.

Predictive Sound

Music that builds tension in the audience prior to the climax of a scene.

Sound

Can be used to create or simulate an environment shown on screen, or it can be used to contradict the video image.

Matching Audio and Video

Historical relationships- music that belongs in the right era

Environmental relationships

Mood and tone relationships

Theme relationships.

Nat sound

background sound that belongs in scene

should be placed on a separate track as primary audio.

Sound effects

Sound effects work on the power of association.

should be placed on separate track from primary audio.

Used to confirm or to editorialize on the visual content.

Music

Think about music before production begins.

Music expresses mood.

When selecting music remember target audience, structure, format.

Audio Editing Strategies

Keep music a little lower than narration

Avoid vocals in music if used with narration or dialogue

Keep rhythm in mind. Music and dialogue have their own rhythms.

Ambience / nat sound should remain level.

Apply a fade or cross-fade when there are changes in levels.

Loop audio when need longer segment