This document provides an overview of sound design for film, including the different types of sounds needed: Foley, ambient/atmosphere, and dialogue. It explains that Foley involves simulating sounds in a studio in sync with video, while ambient/atmosphere provides background noise of the location. It instructs students to begin recording Foley sounds like footsteps and movements, as well as ambient noise, to add to their film projects.

1. Sound Design 101

2. Last week
What were you
doing in single
camera last
week?

3. The editing process:
1. Complete rough cut
2. Soundtrack design
3. Colour correction
4. Final export!

4. Today
You are going to learn
about soundtrack design,
before applying this
knowledge to record
Foley & atmosphere for
your Jump Cuts short.

5. What different types of sound do we
need for our film?
1. Foley
 STEPS (footsteps)
 MOVEMENT (clothes, fabric)
 SPOT (sound effects)
2. Ambient: Background noise from the location (also called
‘atmosphere’)
3. Dialogue (ADR, or ‘automated dialogue recording’)

6. Foley
 Jack Foley was a sound
recording artist who
invented many of the
techniques we use today
to record sound effects
for film.

7. Foley works by simulating the sounds
in a recording studio, in sync with the
edited video.

8. We have a Foley studio on the 4th floor
opposite the lifts (N401)

9. Ambient / Atmosphere is the
background noise of the world
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 Think about where your scene is set….
Is it a city, a forest, at sea?
 Each of those locations sounds different.

10. Ambient
 What is the weather like there?
Wind? Rain? Thunder?

11. How to record ambient?

12. Ambient in your edit
Ambient should run through the entire scene quieter than the other sound
elements in the scene.

13. Today
 You will need to begin recording your foley sounds:
 Steps
 Movement noise
 Spots (FX)
 You will need to record Ambient noise.