What is Sound?

• Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach the ear
• Sound produced by continuous and regular vibrations
• Sounds are waves that travel through space!

The Wave Travels Omnidirectionally!

The Nature of Sound, SINE waves!

The sine wave is a geometric waveform that oscillates (moves up, down, or side-to-side) periodically

Impact of Sound in Film

• “Sound is half the picture” - Gorge Lucas
• Conveys story and emotion
• Voice contains emotional tone and story progression
• Sound effects pack a visceral punch
• Music drives emotional tone and expression

Sound Quality vs Visual Quality

• We can be forgiving to poor visual quality in a way we cannot with sound
• Bad sound more powerfully breaks the illusion of the cinematic story, we get pulled out and remember this is a technical production
• Filmmaking strives to fully take you into another world