Sound+Designer

 Sound Designer by Emma Johnson
===A sound designer is responsible for developing and adjusting any soundtrack material for a variety of productions such as filmmaking, TV productions, theatre, computer games etc. ===

**Role In production Process **
===In Film, they are a member of the crew, and work closely with the Director, production mixer, sound supervisor, the Film Editor the help shape the soundtrack.The first requirement of the job is to identify what kind of sound is wanted, through consulting it with the director and other members of the crew.Through this production process, the sound designer warps and alters the sound, to create something unique and original.This would be the most create stage of production for a sound designer, using modern technology, they may make an average dog's bark more deep and more foreboding, or make a babys cry more high pitched. ===

In theatre there are two kinds of theatrical sound design: Technical and conceptual.
===Technical:Constitutes to the design and the fulfilment of the productions sound system. They are required to tune the system which involves methods such as equalization, delay, volume, the placement of the speaker and microphones. === ===Conceptual:involves the sound designer to select and range of music and sounds based on a very good knowledge of the play. The sound designer works closely with the director, choosing the desired sound based on what moods they want to audience to feel. ===

**Role Requirements **
===- Good communication and imagination is a requirement for this job, being able to create original sound elements and effects. === ===- Working well with others is also a requirement. A sound designer must accept other directions set by those around them.- === === A good understanding of sound recording, analog and editing techniques- Able to work under pressure- Organizational and financial skills- Possess’ good hearing, so they can precisely adjust the sound for their desired effects. ===

===courses:To get into courses at university for sound design, you would at least have to pass year 12 English.Some course may prefer you to have successfully completed an art, media or design at a post-VCE level.It is required for you to present a folio full of work at the interview to be considered. ===

A sound designer would have to take steps in order to prevent Safety hazards:
===- Technical/electrical problems – working with technology all the time, runs the risk of things like electrical shock. ===

**Impact of technology + Industry **
===Back before computers and technology, sound designers played music and sound effects in theatre to enhance the performance of actors. They used the equipment of bells, whistles and horns.The first recorded sound would be in 1890 when London theatre was using a phonograph to play the sound of a crying baby. The second time recorded sound was used was sixteen years later, Herbert Beerbohm Tree used sound recording in the 1906 production, Nero.The terms for sound design and sound designer where introduced in the filming industry in 1972. ===

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Famous Names
===<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- Ben Burrt -worked in many films, films including starwarsInvasion of the Body Snatchers, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and WALL-E. he won many acadamy awards. ===

===<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">- David Farmer - Worked on many blockbusters including the Lord of the Rings movies, King kong, The Omen, the Incredible Hulk, Bioshock (horror game), Dead space (Horror game) and Invictus. ===

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