Sound Design Stagecraft Sylvan Hills High School Theatre Arts

Bell Ringer You will listen to 7 different sound tracks. For each track, write three different words that describe the mood, emotion, or location that comes to mind as you listen. Complete this activity without interruption, talking, or comment.

Bell Ringer 1-20 Track #1 Track #2 Track #3 Track #4 Track #5 Track #6 Track #7 Track #1 – Circus Music Track #2 – Sea Gulls / Surf Track #3 – Movie SFX Track #4 - Crickets Track #5 - Music Loop Track #6 – Soft Piano Track #7 – Ticking Clock

Purpose of Sound in a Production To amplify speech To provide special effects To supply music to enhance the mood or movement

Process of Sound Design Script Analysis for Sound  Effects and mood Collect Sounds  Remember copyright rules  Sources: Royalty-Free, permission to use, recorded sounds, created sounds Organize Sounds (set cues and playlists)

Sound Equipment Input / Creation of Sound (Source) Transmission of Sound Augmentation of Sound Mixing of Sound Amplification of Sound Output of Sound

Sound Equipment Input / Creation of Sound (Source)  Sources: Voice, Recorded Sounds, Equipment, Computers  Microphones, CD/DVD/mp3 players

Sound Equipment Transmission / Cables  XLR (3 wires/plugs)  RCA  TRS Tip Ring Sleeve / Phono Jacks (Stereo – mono)

Creating Connectors

Sound Equipment Mixing and Augmentation of Sound  Sound Mixer (hardware / software)  Effects  Compressors

Sound Equipment Amplification of Sound  Amplifier (Boosts the signal)  Number of amplifiers is based on the number of speakers

Sound Equipment Output of Sound  Speakers  Headphones  Recording

INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

Organize Sounds