Sound Design

In assignment 1D we recorded soundscapes before adding images. This process was different than the method I usually employ and it was challenging. This order of filmmaking really draws attention to the importance of sound. Sound and image work together in horizontal montage. Sound design can completely change the context of the image you see on screen. Sound design is a labor heavy process and for me it was much more challenging than simply laying images down next to each other. The sound leads the mood and it sounds awful unless there is careful intent and attention to detail. I learned that you can manipulate sounds to operate in an entirely different context than their usual function such as when we edited a vibrator into the noise of falling through air. What you hear informs you just as much as the image.