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 |