The Best 3D Animation CGI And Filmmaking School In Cebu
  • Phone (PH): +63.32.410.8430
The Best 3D Animation CGI And Filmmaking School In Cebu
  • Home
  • Programs
    • Diploma in Film and Creative Media Arts
      • Filmmaking Fees
    • 3D Animation NCIII
      • 3D Animation NCIII Fees
  • Admissions
    • Overview
    • Admissions Requirements
    • Enrollment Application Form
    • International Students
    • United States Veterans Affairs
    • Work-for-Study Special Scholarships
  • Our Campus
    • Campus Overview
    • Visit Our Campus
    • Edit Lab
    • Sound & Color Suite
    • Animation Studio
    • Drawing Room
    • Equipment
    • Facilities
    • Gallery
    • Around Cebu City
  • News & Culture
    • Headlines/FMA in the News
    • FMA Student Blog
    • Student Showcase
    • Blog
    • Halloween Competition
    • Press Room
  • About FMA
    • Our Story
    • Real World Experience
    • Instructors
  • Contact Us

The Importance of Sound Design in Film

Home| Blog| The Importance of Sound Design in Film

20
Apr, 2016
By Filmmaker Cebu
The Importance of Sound Design in Film
  • Blog
  • No comments

Film is made of different parts, including story, settings, actors, the production design, and many others. Often overlooked by many movie viewers is sound, which is actually very essential to film making.

Taking out the audio track will show how important sound design is for a film to work as it is intended to. Films depend as much on audio as it does on the footage to convey the over-all emotion of the story.

In other words, how good you make sound design can be instrumental to making your film good or bad. For you to grasp its full importance to film-making, here are some points on the importance of sound design to a film.

It Conveys Realism

A film’s sound design cleans up the feel of the film’s environment. Each movie must have crisp and clear sound bites comprising its presentation. That is actually a challenge because sounds recorded in raw production are not clean and could have extraneous information like noise.

This is where a film’s audio department comes in – most sound effects are recreated and added later by the editors in post-production. This means re-recording actual sound effects in controlled environments, and editing them using advanced software.

Dictating the Mood

Another purpose of sound design is to convey the mood of a certain scene, in order for the audience to gain an emotional reaction. This is the use of music – certain types of music can bring out certain emotions when mixed in with a particular scene. For instance, a battle needs fast music to convey tension and action.

On the other hand, horror scenes usually blend well with music that plays out minimally in the beginning, and slowly builds up until it becomes tense, at the appropriate moment of the scene.

Music will have to blend itself with the sound effects – continuing with the horror movie example outlined in the previous paragraph, sound effects like the door being slammed forcefully can have more impact if there’s an absence of music in the scene. It makes a person jump involuntarily in surprise.

Puts the Cues In

Aside from emotions, sound effects actually assist in interpreting the story of the film. Some movie goers even say that the sound effects are half of the experience of the film.

The sound effects let a viewer know what part of the film is coming; for example, the background music suddenly mellows down in a certain part of a movie, which usually leads to a sudden jump in action in action films, or an escalation in the relationship of two characters in a romantic movie.

Modern movies now make use of specific sound effects as cues that moviegoers have learned to read a movie using just signals from the soundtrack as a guide.

Signature

The overall sound design also puts the signature of the people behind it: the sound effects directors, music composers, and many others involved with it. Certain sound editors put their own signature of their own mixes which lets movie goers, critics, and film makers know right away who made them.

This also adds more credibility to the film if the sound effects and/or the score are made by someone really popular or established.

After all, who doesn’t recognize John Williams after hearing the first few notes of the Star Wars opening theme?

Learn more

Photo credit : Vancouver Film School

About Filmmaker Cebu

Recent Posts

  • Bohemian Rhapsody Wind Dance
  • Content-Aware Fill for video in After Effects April 2019
  • History of Hellboy – Variant Comics
  • Subtle Visual Effects
  • Infinite Scroll – A Short Film by Pete Henderson

Archives

  • April 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • August 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • March 2015
  • December 2014
  • September 2014

Categories

  • 3D Animation
  • Blog
  • Design
  • DJ School
  • Events
  • Filmmaking Tips
  • Press Room
  • Student Showcase
  • Students Blog
  • Summer Workshop
  • Uncategorized

Address:
Sacred Heart School (Old Campus)
General Maxilom Avenue
Cebu City, Cebu, 6000
Philippines

Phone:
+63 32-260-8707

Fax:
+63 915-561-3233

E-mail:
info@filmmediaarts.com

Be a part of FMA!

APPLY NOW!
logo

Film & Media Arts International Academy has been custom built for filmmakers and animators of the 21st Century. We are a film and art school firmly grounded in all the technical crafts needed to make digital content. Seasoned Instructors with international experience provide practical access to their knowledge and experience to prepare students to excel in the professional world of film & television upon graduation. The heavy production schedule imposed on each student means more hands-on learning than virtually any other film school.

Latest Posts

April 14, 2019 | Filmmaker Cebu Bohemian Rhapsody...

Bohemian Flightsody is the flying tribute to Freddie Mercury performed

April 13, 2019 | Filmmaker Cebu Content-Aware Fill...

Content-Aware Fill leverages the power of Adobe Sensei within After

April 12, 2019 | Filmmaker Cebu History of Hellboy...

With the upcoming release of the Hellboy movie reboot, Variant

Contact Info

  • Sacred Heart School (Old Campus)
    General Maxilom Avenue
    Cebu City, Cebu, 6000
    Philippines
  • Phone (PH): +63.32.410.8430
    Phone (PH): +63.32.410.8431
    Cell (PH): +63 915-561-3233
    Cell (PH): +63 932-168-2025
    Phone (US): 1-213-471-2277
  • anjunette@FilmMediaArts.com

Follow Us

Copyright ©2018 Film & Media Arts Conservatory. All Rights Reserved.  |  Privacy Policy