Sound elements production report on
experimenting and producing sounds.
Foley effects: Foley sound effects are created to enhance the realism of a
specific soundtrack. Some sound examples are breaking glass, walking on gravel
or snow, or creaking doors, these are often created by Foley artists to enhance
the realism. The artist create the sound in a way that makes it become
convincing. A Foley sound recording stage is always full of objects such as
cutlery, glass, jars and many more objects. Foley sounds can be used to enhance
the authority experience of the movie. Foley can also be used to cover up
unwanted sounds captured on the set of a movie during filming for example
overflying airplanes or passing through heavy traffic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OONaPcZ4EAs
Wild tracks: wild tracks, also known as wild sound
and wild lines, is an audio recording intended to be synchronised with film or
video but recorded separately. Wild tracks are also known as off-screen sound,
this is because it is sound recorded after the main footage has been recorded
or the main action captured for example, footage being filmed in a park may not
have had birds twittering, but acquiring a later recording of this wild track
and then layering it over the scene will add realism of the product. Wild tracks are used to get a clean recording
of dialogue. Wild tracks can also be musical, for example a song played in the
background that serves as a kind of narration or even creates different types of
atmospheric sound effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwjZ_MhTEJo
Theme music for title
sequence: theme music is a piece that is often
written specifically for a radio program television program, video game, or
movie and is usually played during the intro of a movie or opening credits of
the movie. The purpose of a theme song is often similar to that of a leitmotif
such as songs that can also be used in different ways. Theme music for title
sequence is the method by which films or television programs present their
title, key production and cast members, utilizing conceptual visuals and
sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk1aQx9hTaE
Film score: A film score also known as background
music or background score is an original piece of music that is written
specifically to accompany a certain film. The score forms part of the films
soundtracks which also include parts of the pre-existing music. Film score is
very important as it includes the incidental music and all other types of
music. Lots of fans of TV shows or films download or buy the soundtracks.
Famous score composers include Hans Zimmer, who wrote all the scores in the
movies of, “pirates of the Caribbean and the extremely famous gladiator that
was made in (2000). The score forms part of the films soundtracks, which also
usually includes pre-existing music, dialogue and sound effects, and
compromises a number of orchestral instrumental or choral pieces, which are
timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to enhance
the dramatic narrative. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjuW3c48p6U
Character’s signature tune:
A characters
signatures tune is a type of theme music, for example the phase theme song or
signatures tune may also be used to refer to signatures songs that have become
especially associated with a particular performer or dignity, often used as
they make an entrance. The purpose of theme songs is to give a grand entry of
the characters that are playing a role in the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1TFVS23z7g
Incidental music: incidental music is emotive music
that is added to create emotions of the audience. It is also music in a play,
TV program, radio program, film or video games. Incidental music is often known
as “background music” and is intended to add atmosphere to the action. It can
also take the form of something as simple thing. It may also include pieces
such as over tunes, music played during scene changes, or at the end of an act.
Incidental music is used between scenes or for particularly important moments
in the play or for famous songs sung by the actors. It is called “incidental”
because the music is not as important as the play. Incidental music was used in
the olden days. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s55t-P85r4Y
Voice-overs: Voice over is a production technique
where a voice—that is not part of the narrative (non-diegetic)—is used in a
radio, television production, film making, theatre, or other presentations. The
voice overs are read from a script and may be spoken by someone who appears
elsewhere in the production or by a specialist voice talent. Synchronous
dialogue is where the voice over is narrating the action that is taking place.
Voice overs are usually pre-recorded and placed over the top of a film or video
and commonly used in documentaries or news report to explain the information
given. The techniques of voice overs are to change the style; this means that
it will have different ways of communication as the style would be different. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQL8rKuTuNI
Scripted speech: A speech script is when
the speaker who delivers the speech is not the person who wrote it. A
speech script is a working paper or a guideline for presenting a speech, not a
finished product since the speech isn’t complete until it’s been delivered.
Scripted speech is the type of speech that occurs on TV dramas, and is also the
speech used, for example, when politicians or the government or even the prime
ministers make a public speech or TV speeches. Scripted speech is prepared and
sometimes learned by heart before delivery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEiLdGb7orE
