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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)“Day to Day”
key terms
time/temporality diegetic/nondiegetic sound direct sound foley continuity vs. evidentiary editing unification punctuation separation
time duration transition containment 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 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).Nichols
unification, punctuation, & separation/silence Michel 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) Evidentiary Grammatical
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? 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
music terms Tempo Energy sustain/continuity/unification punctuation/separation tension release Mood/Attitude Instrumentation Recognizability/Social Memory
the shining
music terms Tempo Energy sustain/continuity/unification punctuation/separation tension release Mood/Attitude Instrumentation Recognizability/Social Memory
shining
music terms Tempo Energy sustain/continuity/unification punctuation/separation tension release Mood/Attitude Instrumentation Recognizability/Social Memory
ok, so where are we? 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
american stories, american solutions obama infomercial
three groups of editors narrationother soundsmusic
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 containment unification punctuation separation
the final stretch! 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
copyright & creative commons 3 min overview types of cc licenses
music sources OWL Multimedia: iCompositions: Soundclick: ccMixter: Garage Band (Mac) FL Studio (PC)
garage band (!) samples
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