The Importance of Sound
- Sound - something you hear.
- Soundscape - combination of sounds.
- Sound design - editing sound.
- 'Suspending disbelief' - when the audience engages with the film.
Sound is important because it is used in films to establish tone and atmosphere and to help give the audience clues about the plot, characters or to identify the genre of the film. It is also used to help 'suspend disbelief' to create realism for the viewer and heighten their experience of the film.
George Lukas, the director of the Star Wars franchise, argues that 'sound is 50%'. In other words, without sound you only have half the product or a film that isn't as good as it could be.
There have been many developments in sound and sound design over the course of film history an now we have the technology to ensure that a film's sound is a three dimensional, visceral experience that makes the film as enjoyable to hear, as it is to watch.
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