1. Salford City College
Eccles Sixth Form Centre
BTEC Extended Diploma in GAMES DESIGN
Unit 73: Sound For Computer Games
Game Title Halo 4 CinematicIntroduction - DoNotUnderestimate Him
Provide detailed descriptions from chosen examples that establish… Clearly state what production technique(s) you think have
been used to create specific soundtrack elements
Setting I cut scene settingsoundedlike itwas basedinaninterrogationroom, Ithoughthis
because of whatshe said “the othersbefore youwere naval intelligence butyou,
your somethingdifferent”
For thisI thinktheyuse VSTto create an echo
type sound.
Mood The mood of thisgame soundsdarkand grimfrom the line “tell me aboutthem
children”and“youkidnappedthem”The creatorsof thiscut scene ittriesto make
the viewerthinkaboutthe Spartans.The moodat 2:30 of the videosoundssad
I thinktheyachievedthisbyusingfade andalso
by usinga live orchestral recording.Ialsofeel like
theyachievedthisbya live speechfollowinga
script.
Game genre The genre of thisgame soundslike awarfare game I got thisfeelingfromthe line
“the ultimate soldier”alsoIgot the feelingthatthe game wasalsoa sci-fi game
because of the soundof energyweapons
I thinktheyachievedthisbyeditingsoundsusing
VSTsor eithercreatingthembyVSTi.I alsofeel
like the scripttheyusedwaseffectivetoexplain
thiswas a Sci-Fi shootertype game.Alsothe
speechoverbackgroundaudioof a battle also
gave it that type of Sci-Fi feeling.
Narrative From the cut scene,Igot the story of thisgame,I thoughtit wastalkingabouthow
thisDr.Halsysavedthe humans.Fromsome alienrace by makingsome type of super
soldier.
I thinktheyachievedthisbyusinga live recording
withthe conversationhappeningduringthe
video.Followingascriptwithsome editingsoit
probablywouldgive itsome space soitsounded
like itwasin an interrogationroom.