“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. Sound Effects Story Lesson 1 1

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. Starter Watch the short animation called Lesson 1 Starter. Whilst you are watching it, work in pairs to write down all the sound effects that you think could be added. 2

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. Objective of the lesson Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. All of you will… – Make a variety of sound effects and experiment to find the most suitable sounds. Most of you will… – Decide on the most suitable sound effects for an animation. Some of you will… – Understand how sound effects are used to enhance the animation. 3

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. Everybody should complete Task 1 by listening to TV shows, adverts, radio adverts, films or computer games and note down the sound effects you hear and what they are used for. Some of you may also want to get the extra marks by completing the extension activity. This homework is due in next lesson. Make sure you have written your homework clearly in your planner. 4 Homework

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. The animation What happened in the animation? – Blue figure approaches tree and picks fruit to eat. – Tree attacks the blue figure and eats him; blue fruit appears on the tree. – Ball rolls around, opens eyes, then rolls off. – Ball rolls to tree, eats a couple of branches, tree tries to attack ball but ball defeats it. – One red figure and one yellow figure meet and talk then agree to something and walk off screen together. – The ball rolls around the two figures and they merge together to make one orange figure who is surprised and walks off stage. 5

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. What sounds would the different figures make? 6

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. Simon’s Cat Films Click on the Films tab at the top of the website without listening to any sound Click on one of the clips to play it without listening to any sound. Used with kind permission from the Simon’s Cat team.

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. Questions What happens to the animation when you can’t hear the sound? Is the animation as enjoyable without the sound? Is the story as easy to follow without sound? What sounds would you expect to hear in the animation you watched? Why do film makers use additional sound effects rather than just recording the original sound when they make the film?

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. How do they make sound effects? foley artist Watch this clip to see how a professional sound artist, known as a “foley artist” creates sound effects. Click here to watch video Everyday objects can be used to make a multitude of different sound effects. 9

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. Work together to add the sounds You are going to be working together to make the sounds for one of the Simon’s Cat animations you watched earlier. Use whatever you have around to help you make the sound effects. You could try: – scraping, tapping or banging against different objects – making noises yourself (meows etc.) Try to be imaginative and come up with your own ideas for the sounds you think would be in the animation.

“Be the Best” Learning Objective: Experiment to make the sounds effects for an animation. How well did you do? What did your group use to make the sound effects? How does it relate to the scene? How does the sound effect enhance the scene? How easy was it to make the sound effect you wanted? What would you change about the sound effects if you could?