Category Archives: Audio Feed Subscription

• Audio: Gravity

  Lewis October 8, 2013

  

  If you have followed IndieTips for a while, you should know that we are a big fan of SoundWorks Collection. If you don’t know what SoundWorks Collection is, this should catch you up to speed Founded by Michael Coleman, “The SoundWorks Collection takes you behind the scenes and straight to the dub stage for a look into audio post-production for feature films,... Read more »

• Audio: Room Tone

  Lewis May 17, 2013

  

  When you’re on set, make a note to grab at least a minutes worth of room tone or ambience (sometimes called wild track). The reason for this is that when you are in post production, you may have to edit a sequence which has long pauses between the exchanges of dialogue , and even if you have captured amazing audio from... Read more »

• Audio: Narrative Cueing

  Lewis March 18, 2013

  

  You can use music in film in a variety of ways, and I’m sure plenty of those methods will be posted through time on the site, but let’s have a look at narrative cueing. This is the type of music that helps the audience orient to the setting, characters, and narrative events, providing a particular point of view. So when you’ve made... Read more »

• Audio: Geographical Clichés

  Lewis March 11, 2013

  

  In a previous audio tip we had a look at what music can help emphasize emotions. For this tip we’ll have a look at how music can help identify a location and/or places in time. While these themes are so overused and cliché that they serve more purpose on a history documentary Read more »

• Audio: Emotional Music

  Lewis March 7, 2013

  

  Music is unanimously a huge part of films and media. In our recent audio tutorial we mention that some professionals consider sound more important than visuals. Whether it be a classically composed score or a contemporary piece of chart music, when placed alongside footage in can intensify the given emotion leading to your audience receiving have a greater response to the scene better,... Read more »

• Audio: SoundWorks Collection

  Lewis March 2, 2013

  

  You know it’s a good day when a SoundWorks Collection video appears on your Vimeo feed. Founded by Michael Coleman, “The SoundWorks Collection takes you behind the scenes and straight to the dub stage for a look into audio post-production for feature films, video game sound design, and original soundtrack composition. This exclusive and intimate video series focuses on individuals... Read more »

• Audio: Music Rights

  Lewis February 25, 2013

  

  Music rights can be a tricky business and acquiring the rights to a song can be more expensive than the new camera you’re saving up for. Let’s take a look at the three types of music rights.  Read more »

• Audio: Creative Foley

  Lewis February 23, 2013

  

  “Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects which are added in post production to enhance the quality of audio for the film.” The best foley comes from the interpretation of the sound rather than the literal sound itself. The sound of the giant boulder rolling down the cave nearly crushing Indiana Jones was actually a station wagon rolling down a gravel slope. The infamous light saber... Read more »

• Audio: Silence

  Lewis February 21, 2013

  

  It may be natural to think that in an empty room there would be no sound at all. It may also be equally natural to think that if your scene took place in an empty room you would remove all sound elements. Leaving complete silence. However Read more »