An introduction to sound & moving image
- 2. Film & Television Genres: Viral Videos - (YouTube, Podcast, Blogging), Adverts, Films (Different Genres - Horror, Action, Romance, Comedy, etc.), Cartoons, Television, Short Films, Game Shows, Online Games, GIF Pictures, Webcam, Animation, Trailers, Gaming (PS3, Xbox, Wii, PC, etc.), Music Videos, News, Documentaries, Live Theatre Recordings, Billboards, Infomercials etc.
- 3. Instrumentation: The use of instruments & vocals in a piece, the instruments used. Tempo: The speed at which a piece of music is played. Dynamics: The volume of which a piece of music is played. Rhythm: A pattern of sound often used to accompany a main melody as a beat. Melody: The main body of a piece of music, the leading instrument's piece.
- 4. Texture: The quality of a sound, how 'clear' a piece can sound, how music is put together, layers. One instrument playing is 'monophonic', lots of instruments together would be 'polyphonic'. Harmony/Key: The combination of sounds put together to sound well structured, often used in duets. Structure: The music organised in layers, the intro, verses and choruses, and finally the outro. Solos are often in pieces of music too. Technology/SFX: Real or artificial sounds that are added to a piece of music or sound in order to create atmosphere/mood or to support the event occurring.
- 5. Sound Effects (SFX) – Sound effects can be sourced from places like libraries, or they can be recorded by hand. E.g recording traffic. Voice Over – Voice-over is a production technique where a voice that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic) is used in a radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, or other presentations. The voice- over may be spoken by someone who appears elsewhere in the production.
- 6. Dialogue – Dialogue can be recorded during production, or can even be produced in post production by dubbing. Dubbing – Dubbing is when the voice that is required in the production is recorded after it has been filmed. Underscore – Non-diagetic sound that is used in post production to enhance the narrative or story of the sequence. Non Diagetic – Not part of the action, it put in during post production. Diagetic – The sound that can be heard on screen.
- 7. The Simpson’s Opening Sequence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJ To
- 8. Instruments SFX: include: • Car screeching Voice • Squawking bird Wood winds • Saw Piano • Chalk on Chalkboard Trumpets • School Bell Trombones Saxophones Flutes etc.
- 9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0URj-sgL2hs Sound Components Used: Voiceover Dubbing Underscore Non Diegetic and Diegetic sounds
- 10. The Pink Panther: Once I collected all my sound effects I needed to import them in to Cubase, then adjust them to the correct part of the sequence.
- 11. Then had to zoom in to the sequence so that I could place my audio exactly where I wanted it. Using a timescale is very helpful, it will help as you go frame by frame to do your adjusting.
- 12. Next I needed to adjust the size of some of the audio I had collected. I still wanted the clip but I wanted to cut out a part from the middle.
- 13. Finally I wanted to adjust the length of a piece of audio, I needed it to last slightly longer. I also wanted to add effects to some of the sections. For example, reverb, echo/delay etc.