We discussed audio today with my Ed Studies students, and the impact sound can have on an animation. We came to the conclusion that people will watch a poor screening but few will watch it with bad sound. So what is special about audio? First of all, music gives a movie an emotional stance. It can change the audience's feelings; you can give them a more positive view on your film simply by varying your music. It is possible to make the audience, happy, sad, angry, scared, excited, emotional, etc. Moreover the "background" music helps heighten a suspenseful moment in the film, anticipation and wonder keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
Sound effects can add illusion to a movie and the effects in movies are rarely a recording of the real thing. The way sound effects are used in the movie’s final mix entirely depends on the sound design. Some effects could be: chairs scooting, glasses clanking, footsteps, traffic outside, water running, and buttons being pushed. Listen to a take with your eyes closed. What sounds do you hear? What sounds should be there to make the scene more complete?
Sound effects can add illusion to a movie and the effects in movies are rarely a recording of the real thing. The way sound effects are used in the movie’s final mix entirely depends on the sound design. Some effects could be: chairs scooting, glasses clanking, footsteps, traffic outside, water running, and buttons being pushed. Listen to a take with your eyes closed. What sounds do you hear? What sounds should be there to make the scene more complete?
I played the two clips below, asking my students to make notes;
· http://www.youtube.com/user/hermes/featured?v=HpuIEH8sh48 play just sound 1st – tell me what is happening.
· http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTqRwBKTaQ0&list=UUmFOnqrNg-YHLXfdB3GexBg Play without sound 1st – tell me what it sounds like.
It is amazing the difference that that audio makes and not always positive, as some students said that they enjoyed some productions more without the sound. However, the idea today was to develop the understanding of the range and scope of audio and to then develop these aspects and create a news broadcast. The activity used a selection of audio clips and news material found in my delicious link. We used Audacity to create the broadcast, exporting as an MP3 file. The finished MP3 is then hosted on archive.org, and then embedded on their blogs.
My effort below is rather substandard, but you get the idea!
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