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The Foundation & Research of Sound for a Live Event

The Foundation & Research of Sound for a Live Event. Chapters 2 & 4. Function and Intent of Sounds. In dealing with a particular cue, even on a simple as a car horn, a designer should ask several questions in order to choose the appropriate sound effect or music (to support its function):

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The Foundation & Research of Sound for a Live Event

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  1. The Foundation & Research of Sound for a Live Event Chapters 2 & 4

  2. Function and Intent of Sounds • In dealing with a particular cue, even on a simple as a car horn, a designer should ask several questions in order to choose the appropriate sound effect or music (to support its function): • Why is the sound there in the first place? • Is it to announce an arrival? • To show impatience? • To suggest traffic? • How specific or arbitrary is the relationship between the sound and the dialogue? • Is the sound associated with a character, and if so, does it need to reflect an aspect of the character? • What is the period of the automobile? What is the period of the play? • What is the distance to the automobile to the scene? • Time of Day? Weather conditions? Locale? • To build the appropriate cue you must glean information from the Director, the Script, and from the production itself.

  3. Function and Intent of Sounds • Psychological Intent • Derived from the Playwright and the Director • Relates to the character(s) in the scene. • Could also be a personification of an unseen character the audience only hears about. • Does that dictate the need for additional sounds to enrich the cue (off stage characters yelling, a crowd gathering, a motor racing, car doors slamming)

  4. Emotion and Contrast in Sound • Can you attribute human qualities to the sounds you are creating to achieve the texture you need for a specific moment? • Vary the pitch, rhythm, volume, timing, equalization, and tempo of a cue to reinforce this emotion. • Or add a variety of sounds common to the source to convey a sense of emotional context for the sounds (Mr. Truman the pig story from you text is an ideal example…pgs. 13-14). • Having a sound or music that contrasts with the emotions of a scene can be just as effective (or perhaps more so) as having sound and music that supports them. • Conventional gothic music vs. A Child’s Music Box (or something else that connote innocence)

  5. Styles of Sound Design • Realistic Approach • Verisimilitude • Practical Sources • Realistic Soundscape • Cinematic Form • Design that incorporates a strong sense of ambiance, employing lush and detailed underscoring. • Music and effects follow the action and “lead” the audience to react to the scene emotionally (as in film). • Representational Form • Uses sounds as genuine but sparser. • Music is less incidental and more specific to the “realistic” aspects of the

  6. Styles of Sound Design • Stylistic Approach • Exaggeration (Abstract) • Distortion (Abstract) • Conceptualization (Stylized) • Abstract Form • Represents the artist’s interpretation of reality • Impressionistic or expressionistic

  7. Sound Cues • Five Common Types • Required Music • Spot Effects • Ambiance • Progression of Effects • Voice-Overs

  8. Creating Focus with Cues • Volume of the Cue • Persistence of Ambiance • Location and Movement of Sounds

  9. Research and Resources • Consider first: • “Givens” in the script • Director’s concept • Playwright/Screenwriter’s Intent • Your own interpretation of the script • Tone and Emotional Context of the script • Historical and Social Context

  10. Music Resources • Your text points out several outstanding reference guides to music resources: • New Oxford Companion to Music • Harvard Dictionary of Music • The Music Index (guide to periodicals), etc. • A university music library (and librarian) is a great resource to aide your research. • And, of course, the internet.

  11. Sound Effects Resources • Field Recordings • Sound Effects Collections • http://www.findsounds.com/ • http://www.acidplanet.com • http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.html • http://www.sonomic.com/affiliate.jsp?code=GOOG&gclid=CK7q48bMhIoCFQx1VAod5ktQQg • http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/ • http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.shtml • http://www.sounddogs.com/ • http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/

  12. Music Sound Scores Sources • Soundtrack Lyric Source http://www.stlyrics.com/ • Royalty Free Music http://www.neosounds.com/ • Royalty Free Music http://www.soundrangers.com/ • Really Cheap/Free Music Score http://incompetech.com/m/c/royalty-free/

  13. Really Cool Online Training Site • http://www.bbctraining.com/onlineCourses.asp • Courses in Sound, Television, Radio, Journalism & Broadcast Technology.

  14. Sound Portraits • This is a place where you can hone your listening skills, plus develop your aural imagination… • http://www.soundportraits.org/

  15. Finally, a Sound Manufacturers Resource List • http://www.auldworks.com/theater/proaud1.htm

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