Presenting sound bump halbritter michigan state university may 12, 2009

presenting sound

bump halbritter

michigan state university

may 12, 2009

from critique to production

from critique to production

to critique to production to critique to

production to . . .

overview

What’s Behind Oscar-Worthy Sound Editing? Important terms

“Sleep Walk” “Euthanasia”

Music Terms “The Shining” “Shining”

American Stories, American Solutions (Obama Infomercial)

Copyright & Creative Commons 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

time/temporalitydiegetic/nondiegetic sounddirect soundfoleycontinuity vs. evidentiary editingunificationpunctuationseparation

time

durationtransitioncontainment

subordinate: sound supports the action

super-ordinate: sound controls the action

“sleep walk”

jay allison(genius)

caution: f-bomb alert!

diegetic/nondiegetic sound

diegetic 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/silenceMichel Chion

Audio-Vision: Sound on Screen (1994)

unification

Bridges visual gaps (temporally) (47)“Establishes atmosphere”—[an aural

environment]Nondiegetic music is “independent of the

notion of real time and space”

punctuation

Elements of the Auditory Setting (EAS)EvidentiaryGrammatical

separation:the sound of silence

where there is sound, silence becomes a sound.“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).Consequently, there are many versions of silence—all

contextually bound.

“euthanasia”

jay allison(genius)

caution: pathos alert!

ok, so where are we?






music terms

Tempo Energy

sustain/continuity/unification punctuation/separation tension release

Mood/Attitude Instrumentation Recognizability/Social Memory

the shining

music terms

Tempo Energy



shining

music terms

Tempo Energy



ok, so where are we?






american stories, american solutions

obama infomercial

three groups of editors

narration other sounds music

three groups of editors

Questions: What do you hear? What don’t you hear? What is the data/important?

Who is “speaking” through this content?

What does the data present?

How is the data presented?

Sound Terms: time & temporality diegetic & nondiegetic sound

direct & foley sound continuity & evidentiary editing

containmentunificationpunctuationseparation

the final stretch!






copyright & creative commons

3 min overview

types of cc licenses

music sources

OWL Multimedia: www.owlmm.com iCompositions: www.icompositions.com Soundclick: http://www.soundclick.com/ ccMixter: http://ccmixter.org/view/media/home

Garage Band (Mac) FL Studio (PC)

garage band

(!)

samples

cheers!

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Presenting sound bump halbritter michigan state university may 12, 2009