P2 - Describe How Sound Elements Are Used
Production Research
Theme Music and Incidental Music -
> Music that is written specifically for a scene from a film, show or advert
> Helps enhance the emotional value of the scene
> Changes/aids tone, mood and pacing
> Uses specific instruments, notes and pitches to create a mood or feeling in the viewer and enhance the viewing experience
> Recording studios are used in the recording, production and mixing with the Equipment - Computer, audio interface, microphones, headphones, studio monitors, cables, pop filters and a digital workstation.
Ambient Sounds and Wild Tracks -
>Background sounds that are present in a scene or location
>Types of ambient sound -
> Matching sound - to match the sound of a scene
> Wild Sound - background noise
> Room tone - the background sound of a room
> Recorded with a handy recorder, record at least two tracks and close up and far away audio
> Gives atmosphere and helps create emotion or feeling, establishes a location
> WIld tracks - pieces of audio recorded in sync with what is being filmed, recorded separately so it can be added post production - keeps background noise consistent and adds new audio to the scene - Narration, phone conversations and answering machines
> Record surrounding noise in a location and add what you want and take out what you don’t want in post production, during editing turn off the audio track containing the audio collected while filming and add a wild track soundtrack over this, helps the shots flow better and the sound is more consistent.
ADR - Automated Dialog Replacement
> Re recorded dialog by the original actor after filming to improve audio quality (looping session)
> reflect Audio Changes
> Microphones are used such as the Neewer NW 800 or the Neewer condenser NW - 700
> Used if location is too loud, if a mic could not be used, if a director is yelling instructions, an external sound ruined the recording.
Foley -
>Foley, which is named after the sound effects artist Jack Foley, is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. They are also added to create sounds that would be hard to create on set and ones which you wouldn’t normally hear. Sometimes they can be used to cover up unwanted sounds from filming such as planes and other noises accidentally made around the set.
>How - Foley artists use everyday objects or foods to create enhanced noises that we would hear on screen. They would do this is a separate sound studio which would be heavily soundproofed so that no other noises are in the clip.
>Equipment
- Dynamic Microphone,
- Mixing desk/editing software,
- Smaller Recording microphones such as the Zoom Portable Microphone Recorder,
- Props and everyday objects to create the sounds,
- Headphones.
>Examples
- Broken Bones - Celery Snapping
- The Sea - Splashing Water Around
> Music that is written specifically for a scene from a film, show or advert
> Helps enhance the emotional value of the scene
> Changes/aids tone, mood and pacing
> Uses specific instruments, notes and pitches to create a mood or feeling in the viewer and enhance the viewing experience
> Recording studios are used in the recording, production and mixing with the Equipment - Computer, audio interface, microphones, headphones, studio monitors, cables, pop filters and a digital workstation.
Ambient Sounds and Wild Tracks -
>Background sounds that are present in a scene or location
>Types of ambient sound -
> Matching sound - to match the sound of a scene
> Wild Sound - background noise
> Room tone - the background sound of a room
> Recorded with a handy recorder, record at least two tracks and close up and far away audio
> Gives atmosphere and helps create emotion or feeling, establishes a location
> WIld tracks - pieces of audio recorded in sync with what is being filmed, recorded separately so it can be added post production - keeps background noise consistent and adds new audio to the scene - Narration, phone conversations and answering machines
> Record surrounding noise in a location and add what you want and take out what you don’t want in post production, during editing turn off the audio track containing the audio collected while filming and add a wild track soundtrack over this, helps the shots flow better and the sound is more consistent.
ADR - Automated Dialog Replacement
> Re recorded dialog by the original actor after filming to improve audio quality (looping session)
> reflect Audio Changes
> Microphones are used such as the Neewer NW 800 or the Neewer condenser NW - 700
> Used if location is too loud, if a mic could not be used, if a director is yelling instructions, an external sound ruined the recording.
Foley -
>Foley, which is named after the sound effects artist Jack Foley, is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. They are also added to create sounds that would be hard to create on set and ones which you wouldn’t normally hear. Sometimes they can be used to cover up unwanted sounds from filming such as planes and other noises accidentally made around the set.
>How - Foley artists use everyday objects or foods to create enhanced noises that we would hear on screen. They would do this is a separate sound studio which would be heavily soundproofed so that no other noises are in the clip.
>Equipment
- Dynamic Microphone,
- Mixing desk/editing software,
- Smaller Recording microphones such as the Zoom Portable Microphone Recorder,
- Props and everyday objects to create the sounds,
- Headphones.
>Examples
- Broken Bones - Celery Snapping
- The Sea - Splashing Water Around