Monday, 16 September 2013

Sound - Unit 38

Sound - Unit 38.


  • Sound Designer - In charge of everything, in charge of all these job roles.
  • Sound Recordist - Records sound during production
  • Sound Mixer - Mixes (Balances) sound during post production.
  • Foley Artist - Mimics/Recreates sounds that are happening on screen.
  • Composer/Score Writer - Person that comes up with music.



What do we record?

  • Dialogue - Individuals, Groups
  • Real world action
  • Background/Atmosphere - Animate (sound that moves, i.e a car moving) , Inanimate (Something that doesn't move, i.e a knock on the door)
  • SFX (Sound effects) - Foley, Real world
  • Sync Sound - MUST be in time with video so that we can understand it.
  • Non sync - Don't NEED to be in sync to make sense. 
  • Sound Mixing - Balancing all your sounds.
  • Wildtrack - A Recording of ambient sound (background sound)
Where you record is important, it's called your "Environment". How do we control what we record

Shutting out sound.
  • Choose the correct microphone - Lavier (clip mic) - Shotgun mic. Omni directional.
  • Mic position - Has to be above and has to be pointing down to pick up the best sound possible 
In the studio
  • Perfect acoustics
  • Sound control
  • Additional sound recordings
  • Foley sound recordings
Mixers. Recorders and Monitoring 
  • Mixers do not record. 
  • Mic > XLR Cable > Mixer > Recording Camera


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