Sound editing and Mixing

Sound editor- people who are responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final sound mixing or mastering of a television program, motion picture, video game, or any production involving recorded or synthetic sound.

Sound Mixer- people in charge of mixing, balancing, and combining different sounds and audio signals, sources like microphones, instruments, and synthesizers, or previously recorded audio.

Sound Activities 2 – 6 – George Blake

Activity 2 –

Shawn of the dead (2004): Diegetic and Non-Diegetic:

Diegetic sound – Any sound the that the character/characters can hear on screen.

  • This can be heard from dialogue between the 2 main characters, TV presenter, sound of a door creak.

Non-Diegetic sound – Any sound the characters can’t hear, but the audience can.

  • This can be heard when a ominous tone plays when both characters realise there’s a zombie apocalypse. It also can be heard when music is played when they attempt to kill a zombie.

activity 3 –

“Needle drop” – When a pre-existing song is used in a film. The song is then used in the films narrative.

activity 4 –

Foley – Sound affects artist

examples of Sound effects produced by a Foley artist:

  • foot steps
  • Sword fights
  • Breaking bones
  • creaking floorboards

Everything in-between with real objects.

activity 5 –

Leitmotif – a reoccurring theme to establish a characters presence.

An example of this can be seen with The character, ‘The prowler’ from Spider-Man into the spider verse (2018) where his theme is used to announce his ominous presence to the narrative.

Kuleshov activity

The first row eludes to a frustrated emotion, as if he’s telling the kid off.

The second row hints to a guilty look, as if he’s hiding something from the police.

The last row gives the impression that he is being taunted and bullied.