presenting sound bump halbritter michigan state university may

presenting sound bump halbritter michigan state university may 12, 2009

from critique to production

from critique to production to. . .

overview ü What’s Behind Oscar-Worthy Sound Editing? ü Important terms ü “Sleep Walk” ü “Euthanasia” ü Music Terms ü “The Shining” ü “Shining” ü American Stories, American Solutions (Obama Infomercial) ü Copyright & Creative Commons ü Music Resources

“what’s behind oscar-worthy sound editing? ” sound editor Lon Bender discusses his work on Blood Diamond on NPR’s “Day to Day” (February 21, 2007)

key terms

key terms ü time/temporality ü diegetic/nondiegetic sound ü direct sound ü foley ü continuity vs. evidentiary editing ü unification ü punctuation ü separation

time ü duration ü transition ü containment ü subordinate: sound supports the action ü super-ordinate: sound controls the action

“sleep walk” jay allison (genius) caution: f-bomb alert!

diegetic/nondiegetic sound (a. k. a. actual sound) is a sound that is created by something or someone visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film.

direct sound the technique of recording sound simultaneously with the image

foley The art of recreating incidental sound effects (such as footsteps) in synchronization with the visual component of a movie. Foley sounds are often exaggerated for extra effect - e. g. , the loud foley added thuds and slaps of cinematic fight sequences.

continuity vs. evidentiary editing a continuity cut takes the viewer seamlessly, unobtrusively, and logically from one sequence or scene to another, to propel the narrative along

continuity vs. evidentiary editing “evidentiary editing organizes cuts within a scene to present the impression of a single, convincing argument supported by a logic” (Nichols 30).

unification, punctuation, & separation/silence Michel Chion Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen (1994)

unification üBridges visual gaps (temporally) (47) ü“Establishes atmosphere”—[an aural environment] üNondiegetic music is “independent of the notion of real time and space”

punctuation üElements of the Auditory Setting (EAS) üEvidentiary üGrammatical

separation: the sound of silence üwhere there is sound, silence becomes a sound. ü“Silence is never a neutral emptiness. It is the negative of sound we’ve heard before-hand or imagined; it is the product of a contrast” (Chion 57). üConsequently, there are many versions of silence—all contextually bound.

“euthanasia” jay allison (genius) caution: pathos alert!

ok, so where are we? ü What’s Behind Oscar-Worthy Sound Editing? ü Important terms ü “Sleep Walk” ü “Euthanasia” ü Music Terms ü “The Shining” ü “Shining” ü American Stories, American Solutions (Obama Infomercial) ü Copyright & Creative Commons ü Music Resources

music terms ü Tempo ü Energy ü ü sustain/continuity/unification punctuation/separation tension release ü Mood/Attitude ü Instrumentation ü Recognizability/Social Memory

the shining

music terms ü Tempo ü Energy ü ü sustain/continuity/unification punctuation/separation tension release ü Mood/Attitude ü Instrumentation ü Recognizability/Social Memory

shining

music terms ü Tempo ü Energy ü ü sustain/continuity/unification punctuation/separation tension release ü Mood/Attitude ü Instrumentation ü Recognizability/Social Memory

ok, so where are we? ü What’s Behind Oscar-Worthy Sound Editing? ü Important terms ü “Sleep Walk” ü “Euthanasia” ü Music Terms ü “The Shining” ü “Shining” ü American Stories, American Solutions (Obama Infomercial) ü Copyright & Creative Commons ü Music Resources

american stories, american solutions obama infomercial

three groups of editors � narration other sounds music

three groups of editors Questions: ü What do you hear? ü What don’t you hear? ü What is the data/important? ü Who is “speaking” through this content? ü What does the data present? ü How is the data presented? Sound Terms: ü time & temporality ü diegetic & nondiegetic sound ü direct & foley sound ü continuity & evidentiary editing ü containment üunification üpunctuation üseparation

the final stretch! ü What’s Behind Oscar-Worthy Sound Editing? ü Important terms ü “Sleep Walk” ü “Euthanasia” ü Music Terms ü “The Shining” ü “Shining” ü American Stories, American Solutions (Obama Infomercial) ü Copyright & Creative Commons ü Music Resources

copyright & creative commons 3 min overview types of cc licenses

music sources ü OWL Multimedia: www. owlmm. com ü i. Compositions: www. icompositions. com ü Soundclick: http: //www. soundclick. com/ ü cc. Mixter: http: //ccmixter. org/view/media/home ü Garage Band (Mac) ü FL Studio (PC)

garage band (!) samples

cheers!

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