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Salford City College Eccles Sixth Form Centre BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games Game Title Gears of war 3 – Dom's death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEq0oV21tHI Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples that establish… Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have been used to create specific soundtrack elements Setting They are in the middle of a gunfight therefore there are plenty of bullets whizzing by and hitting concrete, The bullet sounds could be from a sound library or they could have taken recording equipment to a gun range and recorded gunfire there. Mood The mood is reflected in the very sad song; Mad World by Gary Jules which starts playing when Dom kills himself for the others. The music was mad by Gary Jules and that song was recorded in a sound booth. The creators of Gears of War gained permission to use it no doubt. Game genre The game is an action packed shooter which shows itself in the multiple explosions and gunshot sound effects in the cut scene. Again, the bullets could have been taken from a sound library and so too could the explosions. The explosions however could have been created by going to a remote area and setting off actual explosives and recording the sounds. Narrative The voice acting of the characters were voiced by John DiMaggio, Carlos Ferro, Nan McNamara and Peter Jason. Voice acting is usually recorded in a sound booth where the voice actors read off of scripts in front of them.

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Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGNUnit 73: Sound For Computer Games

Game Title

Gears of war 3 – Dom's deathhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEq0oV21tHI

Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples that establish…

Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have been used to create specific soundtrack elements

Setting They are in the middle of a gunfight therefore there are plenty of bullets whizzing by and hitting concrete,

The bullet sounds could be from a sound library or they could have taken recording equipment to a gun range and recorded gunfire there.

Mood The mood is reflected in the very sad song; Mad World by Gary Jules which starts playing when Dom kills himself for the others.

The music was mad by Gary Jules and that song was recorded in a sound booth. The creators of Gears of War gained permission to use it no doubt.

Game genre The game is an action packed shooter which shows itself in the multiple explosions and gunshot sound effects in the cut scene.

Again, the bullets could have been taken from a sound library and so too could the explosions. The explosions however could have been created by going to a remote area and setting off actual explosives and recording the sounds.

Narrative

The voice acting of the characters were voiced by John DiMaggio, Carlos Ferro, Nan McNamara and Peter Jason.

Voice acting is usually recorded in a sound booth where the voice actors read off of scripts in front of them.

Page 2: IG1 Task 2 Analysis Work Sheet Sound Design gears of war

Salford City CollegeEccles Sixth Form CentreBTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGNUnit 73: Sound For Computer Games