Sound Design

Inhaltsangabe:Abstract: In this master thesis the author explores the development of sound design from beginning of sound film until now. The paper explains the vocabulary of sound techniques, standards and devices. It describes sound design in Hollywood films by outstanding examples from prominent sound designers. The thesis links the achievement of the sound designers to the state of the art. The study depicts the interaction between technical possibilities and high demands of audiences. It gives insight into film sound history, explains the production process of film sound in detail and defines the work of a sound designer. Furthermore it contributes to the ongoing academic discussion of film sound, which was coined by researchers such as Chion, Flueckiger, Sonnenschein and Whittington. The author thoroughly analyzes key scenes by successful sound designers and illustrates with the use of examples such as King Kong (1933), Once Upon a Time in the West (1969), Terminator 2 (1991), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and King Kong (2005) amongst many others, the technical and aesthetical progress of sound design and its influence on contemporary Hollywood films. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: Abstract4 1.Introduction6 1.1.The Structure of This Report8 1.2.Research Method and Sources10 2.Sound Design for Film12 2.1.The Three Pillars of a Soundtrack12 2.2.Music13 2.2.1.The Leitmotif15 2.3.Dialogue19 2.4.SOUND Backgrounds, Noise and Sound Effects20 2.4.1.Backgrounds21 2.4.2.Noise21 2.4.3.Sound Effects Sound FX22 2.5.The Work of Sound Designers, Sound Editors and Film Makers22 2.6.Summary23 2.7.Sound Design Definition24 3.A Short History of Film Sound29 3.1.Early Film Sound29 3.2.Talkies - The First Movies with Dialogue30 3.3.Widescreen and Surround Sound vs. Television at Home32 3.4.The First Sound Designers33 3.5.The Digital Age - A new Era?37 4.The Production Steps39 4.1.Pre-production39 4.2.Production41 4.3.Post-Production42 4.4.Technical Developments and Their Impact45 5.The Power of Sound47 5.1.The Use of Sound as a Stylistic Tool47 5.2.How do we perceive Sound and Images?51 5.3.Silence52 5.3.1.a) Silence as symbol for death:55 5.3.2.b) Awkward feelings, unsolved conflicts, embarrassment56 5.3.3.c) Circus effect56 5.3.4.d) In connection with disorientation mainly for showdown59 5.3.5.Summary59 5.4.Counterpoint, Asynchronous Sound61 5.5.Synchresis64 5.6.Added value66 5.7.Diegetic and Non-diegetic [...]

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Inhaltsangabe:Abstract:In this master thesis the author explores the development of sound design from beginning of sound film until now. The paper explains the vocabulary of sound techniques, standards and devices. It describes sound design in Hollywood films by outstanding examples from prominent sound designers. The thesis links the achievement of the sound designers to the state of the art. The study depicts the interaction between technical possibilities and high demands of audiences. It gives insight into film sound history, explains the production process of film sound in detail and defines the work of a sound designer. Furthermore it contributes to the ongoing academic discussion of film sound, which was coined by researchers such as Chion, Flueckiger, Sonnenschein and Whittington. The author thoroughly analyzes key scenes by successful sound designers and illustrates with the use of examples such as King Kong (1933), Once Upon a Time in the West (1969), Terminator 2 (1991), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and King Kong (2005) amongst many others, the technical and aesthetical progress of sound design and its influence on contemporary Hollywood films.Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents:Abstract41.Introduction61.1.The Structure of This Report81.2.Research Method and Sources102.Sound Design for Film122.1.The Three Pillars of a Soundtrack122.2.Music132.2.1.The Leitmotif152.3.Dialogue192.4.SOUND – Backgrounds, Noise and Sound Effects202.4.1.Backgrounds212.4.2.Noise212.4.3.Sound Effects – Sound FX222.5.The Work of Sound Designers, Sound Editors and Film Makers222.6.Summary232.7.Sound Design – Definition243.A Short History of Film Sound293.1.Early Film Sound293.2.Talkies - The First Movies with Dialogue303.3.Widescreen and Surround Sound vs. Television at Home323.4.The First Sound Designers333.5.The Digital Age - A new Era?374.The Production Steps394.1.Pre-production394.2.Production414.3.Post-Production424.4.Technical Developments and Their Impact455.The Power of Sound475.1.The Use of Sound as a Stylistic Tool475.2.How do we perceive Sound and Images?515.3.Silence525.3.1.a) Silence as symbol for death:555.3.2.b) Awkward feelings, unsolved conflicts, embarrassment565.3.3.c) Circus effect565.3.4.d) In connection with disorientation mainly for showdown595.3.5.Summary595.4.Counterpoint, Asynchronous Sound615.5.Synchresis645.6.Added value665.7.Diegetic and Non-diegetic []