Preview: Music First, Film Later
In the next fragment from Way Out West (1937), James Horne the rhythm of the scene is determined by the body movements of both dancing men. The music itself is entirely subordinate to the comic impact of the dancers. Although the music has been recorded in advance, it can be replaced by any other type of music with a similar rhythm. On the Internet several modern versions of the scene are circulating. In the next fragment, the dance has been cut on the beats of techno music.

Preview: Sound Effects
Sound effects are synchronized with corresponding visual events on screen. It has already been indicated that these sounds are used by the spectator in the interpretation of movement: a punch in the face, a slamming door, footsteps on the street, etc. These sound effects are usually recorded afterwards by a Foley artist. Making noises is a creative job. Plenty of strange objects are used to produce certain sounds. In the next fragment you will hear how the birth of a dinosaur has been imagined. Of course, no one really knows how it may have sounded but the result is quite suggestive.


6 Sound [Viewing duration = 00:45:22] 133
6.1 Production and Processing of Sound 133
  Sensitivity 134
  You Listen with Your Brain 135
  Feel the Music 135
  Music in Your Head 136
6.2 General Functions of Sound 136
  Positioning 136
  Zoom 136
  Approach and Leave 136
  Interpretation of Movement 137
  Acoustics. 138
  The Medium 138
  Vocal Communication 138
  Sound Illusions 139
6.3 Image and Sound 139
  Displacement 139
  Sound Displaces Vision 140
  Suggestion of Continuity 140
  Dilemma 141
  Music First, Pictures Later 141
  Simultaneous Music and Pictures 142
  Pictures first, Music Later 143
  Revolving Music 143
  No Music 144
6.4 Other Movie Sounds 144
  Direct sound 144
  Dubbing 146
  Atmosphere and Location Sound. 146
  Sound Effects 147
  Voice-over / Comment 147
  Dynamics of Sound 147
6.5 Summary 148
  Appendix 1: The Infinite Scale 149
  Appendix 2: Integrity of Information 149
  Notes 149
  References 150