Task 2

Analyse Sound Design from Film,Animation and Video Game.

 

 

The Matrix

The matrix is a Sci Fi film from 1999 which stared Keanu Reeves,Laurence Fisbourne and Carrie Ann Moss.

You Hear the sound of rain and thunder as the two characters exchange dialogue, the rain and thunder sounds like it surrounds the  building they are sitting in. Rain and thunder quiet down as the music comes  in and becomes more intense.

With a sound of thunder as Neo makes the decision on which pill  he has chosen.

Spirited Away

Spirited Away was made by Studio Ghibi Film

The creaking of the stairs, Chihiro body hitting the wood works well with the build up of music. The sounds always build up until you have the loudness of the crashing of the stairs breaking and then Chihiro constantly screaming going with tapping and breaking of the stairs as she runs down them until she slams into wall. The slight sound of the opening of the window and the other character coming out above her followed by the slight “poof” of smoke as he exhales his cigarette smoke. The loud sounds of the breaking of the stairs complement the quiet sound of the creaking at the start.

Arkham Asylum

Batman Arkham Asylum was the first of of series of Batman Arkham games the follow up were Arkham City and Arkham Knight and Arkham Origins Which was A prequel to these games.

There is eery echoing through the halls of the asylum as Batman walks along what gives it a atmospheric feel to it what makes feel like you are in his the asylum following Batman’s footsteps like you are Batman himself.  There are flashes of Thunder and lighting what adds to the mood of Batman’s Journey.

Police Sirens go around while dialogue of his parents come through a reminder of Bruce’s which adds to the creepy and moody atmosphere.

The sound very much keeps the tension building up until you see his dead parents, the dialogue becomes more sound and violent the echoing sound gets louder.

Piano music comes in but voices continue around the young Bruce Wayne.

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Ben Burtt is a sound designer who has worked sound on many well known projects which include all seven Star Wars film, Indiana Jones films, ET and Disney Pixar Wall-E.

The sound design Ben Burtt has made goes from a range  of different sounds such the sounds of droids in the Star Wars Films.

Ben Burtt also came up with the sounds of The lightsabers and this how the Lightsaber sound was created.    The lightsaber sound effect was developed by sound designer Ben Burtt as a combination of the hum of idling interlock motors in aged movie projectors and interference caused by a television set on a shieldless microphone.

Above is a video of Ben Burtt Talking about the Lightsaber Sound. 

Skywalker  Sound 

Skywalker Sound can be tracked back to the year 1975 when George Lucas hired Ben Burtt and Kurtz

SKYWALKER SOUND

“The pulsating hum of a lightsaber. The thunderous footsteps of a stalking Tyrannosaurus Rex. The awesome roar of Star-Lord’s Milano. For more than a generation, Skywalker Sound has created soundscapes that have redefined aural immersion.”

“With origins based in Ben Burtt’s landmark work on 1977’s Star Wars, Skywalker Sound specializes in sound design, mixing, and audio post-production across multiple mediums. From the gathering of real-life, organic sounds to developing new techniques in sound presentation, Skywalker Sound remains one of the world’s most innovative facilities — eager to explore, create, and venture into the unknown.”

Some of Sound Editors at Skywalker Sound  Of Course Ben Burtt who isSUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR, SOUND DESIGNER, RE-RECORDING MIXER,Benjamin A Burtt SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR, SOUND DESIGNER and Christopher Barnett SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR, RE-RECORDING MIXER.

The projects what the Skywalker sound has worked include the  Star Wars Films, Captain America Civil War, Finding Nemo, Howl’s moving Castle English Version along with many other blockbuster and smaller film projects.

The Skywalker Ranch is the home of Skywalker Sound  which is located in Marin.

Sound Designer

A Sound Designer starts of by Studying the script to try and get as much information they can.  A meeting with director and sound is a most.  some directors has a clear idea what sounds he wants in his film or some want the sound designer to sit in on the rehearsal.