Sound Editing: Imagining, Then Building, a Sound Story

Presented by: Mix Magazine 

Every single project in sound for film and television begins with an idea, a story, which becomes a script. From the moment a sound supervisor starts reading that script, ideas begin to form about how best to tell that story through sound? Should it be dark? Slapstick? See-a-dog-hear-a-dog? Sharp-edged? Soft and round? Tense and tight? Hyperreal? Synthetic? Completely organic? What is the best approach, in terms of sound, to support the director’s vision? Then it’s time to get to work, designing and editing the music, dialog and sound effects elements that serve as the foundation, or first draft, of any good audio story.