Sound Design, Music, and Recording CS 5964 No one will listen to a bad recording, no matter how pretty the pictures. A bad soundtrack is #1 reason most.

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Sound Design, Music, and Recording CS 5964 No one will listen to a bad recording, no matter how pretty the pictures. A bad soundtrack is #1 reason most student films fail in festivals.

Sound Philosophy Sound affects everything, changes the viewing experience The other half (the better half?); Some say sound is 60% of the experience Another dimension and aspect of storytelling (The Wrestler) Sets emotional tone Sound designer or director of sound (DS) position

2 Philosophies Aims for realism Music fits the mood--Star Wars, Gone With the Wind, Top Gun, Gladiator--Howard Shore, John Williams; Wagner’s “Flight of the Valkyries” in Apocalypse Now Sound effects reflect the ‘reality’ of the film We hear what we expect... more emotional, more comfortable? 1.) Complimentary/Reinforces

2 Philosophies 2.) Impressionistic/Ironic/Contrasts More expressionistic Music works in counterpoint (contrapuntal) to the image, adding another dimension: Dr. Strangelove (opening and closing sequences), Beethoven’s funeral march rather than Brahms’ wedding to actual wedding scene Sound effects vary from perceived reality-- exaggerate or replace the actual sound (Moulin Rouge, cartoons--Mickey Mousing) We are ‘unsettled’ by the conflict of sound and image... more intellectual, stimulating?

Diegetic vs. Non-Diegetic Diegetic is sound that is motivated by and exists within the scene; source is visible Dialogue of characters; Sound of objects in scene; Music from band or radio Ex.--Apocalypse Now: radio starts as diegetic source and gradually switches to non-diegetic Broken Flowers Non-Diegetic does not exist within the scene and is not visible Voice-Over/Narration Sound effects added for dramatic effect Music Most music is non-diegetic

Elements of a Soundtrack Dialog Interview Narration (voice-over) 1.) Voice

Live Sound Only (recorded on set)

Elements of a Soundtrack Live recording on set Foley in studio (also known as men in tights) Lots of free SFX/music online: ) Sound Effects (SFX)

Live Sound & Sound FX

Elements of a Soundtrack Music for movie vs. Movie for music (music video) Iconic music (well-known tunes hazardous and can take over your piece) Pre-Recorded: Classical, Jazz, Rock/Pop; Regional, etc... Composed (specifically for film) Lots of free SFX/music online: 3.) Music

Complete Soundtrack with Music

CHARACTERISTICS Amplitude or loudness Wavelength--distance from one crest to another Frequency--rate at which the waves pass a given point Pitch--the higher the frequency becomes, the higher the pitch we hear

CHARACTERISTICS Human ear can normally hear sounds in the 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz (20 kHz) range 20 Hz--lowest hum or rumble our ears can detect 20 kHz--highest pitch perfectly good ears can hear

Sound Recording Equipment Most microphones you will encounter are omni- directional Omni-directional pick up sound equally from all directions designed to be used in close range don’t pick up too much background noise

Sound Recording Equipment Other mic options

Sound Recording Equipment From analog tape to digital recorders Tapes have an inherent ‘sound’ that came with the material Digital tends to be quieter and cleaner (though some prefer analog)

Recording Sound Signal to noise ratio Distant from mic vs. close to mic audio waveform patterns Ambient noise patterns 3 ways to get better sound Move mic closer to source (45˚ angle to avoid pop) Record in a quiet place, or a place appropriate for the sound Record ambient Sound and lay it on a separate track Thin Good Thick

Recording Sound Stop and listen to your environment Every place has it’s own ambient sound, or background noise Try to eliminate ‘noise’ from things like heating/cooling systems, computers, refrigerators, the television in the next room, traffic, etc... Record all dialog in the same place so ambient is the same Record at least 30 sec. of ambient that can be looped Wear headphones to hear what’s recorded!!!

Live “Recording” – 30 secs. of room tone Why they say “quiet on the set”

Recording Sound Watch your meters to be sure your level is not too high or too low Get a nice solid level so you don’t have to amplify in the software Good levels top around the -12 (green) to - 6 (yellow) on a peak meter Peaking in the red should be avoided Peak meter (for digital) VU Meter (for analog)

Manipulation & Post Built-in effects EQ Reverb Speed changes Chip and Dale Slow mo Adjust levels for voice Mixing sound Last thing you do for a film, is watch the meters Peak meter (for digital)

Organizing Tracks V1 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 Video Dialogue--1st character Dialogue--2nd character Sound FX Ambient Music Dip levels for music during dialog

CLOSING WORDS Microphones don’t have a brain; you have to do the thinking for them Sound is a completely different storytelling device; use it to tell your story Don’t just throw Top Gun music to every jet plane scene you have, or the latest pop ballad to every love scene; think about what the music does for the piece