Sound

Listen for things that tell you when you are in a certain place. For example, listen for things that will tell you you're "in the classroom". Some things might be:

• • florescent light buzz

  • ticking clock

  • sounds of traffic or people outside or down the hall

  • turning of pages

  • writing on whiteboard

  • tapping of pencils

  • typing on keyboard

These things can all be combined to give the viewer a sense of where they are.

Imagine some other locations (your home, a store, a street in your neighborhood, on a hike in the mountains), and what sounds you might want to include to create the impression of being there.

• • in the forest (birds, wind through the trees, running water

  • in a shopping mall (footsteps, music, kids laughing, a fountain)

  • outdoor cafe (traffic, police sirens, clinking silverware, people talking)

Human Sounds or Giving "life" to scene

• • Breathing

  • Footsteps (are they on a hard floor, maybe in a swamp with "squishy" steps, running thru dirt or gravel, etc)

  • Movement

  • Vocalizations ("ooooh", "aaaah", "hmmmm", not necessarily words unless they actually want the object to "talk", sniffles if it has a cold, etc)

Learn more about creating sound effects for film, The Art of Foley