research- sound design.

Sound Design is used in a number of disciplines including film making, television production, theatre, sound recording and reproduction.

Sound design is mostly a previous sound recorded such as an effect or a piece of music. In some instances it may also involve the composition or manipulation of audio to create a desired effect or mood, such as happiness, confused or tension.

Sound makes up 50% of a film so without it audiences sometimes may not understand the genre, narrative or the mood being portrayed, which will be pretty boring if it was a horror. Upbeat, flowing music shows the characters mood as being happy or excited, where as a slow and gentle piece of music could create the mood as being sad/lonely.

Our genre is rom/com which doesn't really rely on sound as its a very realistic genre and is usually set in a busy city or a home. The only sound effects which will need to be recorded to create an atmosphere for a rom/com would be the sound of traffic or just plain nature, that you would hear everyday e.g. birds, wind, people talking.

Sci-fi films depend on sound design the most. The films are very futuristic and include sounds such as lasers, gun shots, the sound of spaceships or aliens. Sound design can be made either on the computer using a special software or just with your hands such as a piano or a spring, which is quick and simple.

The sound being made in this clip is the sound of wind which could be useful in our genre. It can be made by either recording the sound before inserting it into the clip or by making the sound yourself with software and a piano which is very clever. This sound design will be used quite a lot in sci-fi films to create the sound of spaceships. On films the sounds seem almost impossible to recreate, but this video shows how simple it can be to make such an effective sound. You can also make laser/gun sounds using a spring which you can find in your home, this clip shows how the producers can make a made up sound from Star Wars so easy.