P2: Understand how Sound Elements are Produced for Media Products

Sound Effects

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0pOLukIB4s

The link above is a video of foley artist David Ian explaining a bit about how he manipulates different objects to create sound effects for programs, films and radio. He shows how he uses two coconut half to create a sound of horses hooves on the road for 'A Christmas Carol, ZEMECKIS 2009'

Atmospheric Sound

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li6TSwybqjU

This video explains why atmospheric sounds are important for media products, it shows how the foley artist creates sounds for a wildlife documentary.

Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSNcrx3Cd1k

In this video, Peter Jackson explains how the music for The Lord Of The Rings was composed and recorded and what impact it has on the film.

Dialogue/Speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADBT8kp-xC0

This is a 'behind the scenes' video of the voice actors in Shrek recording for the fourth film. You can see the actors interact with each other which when put into the animation will let it run smoother and sound more realistic as I think it helps get more emotion in the dialogue.