Earlier on in the year we had a seminar on sound design hosted by lecturer Jan Meinema. The seminar was incredibly insightful he Jan discussed some of the thoughts I had been have regarding sound design and its use with animation. Furthermore, sound design is an integral part of film, animtion and can be used on its own to communicate ideas and feeling in a different way to visuals. The combination of the two can create something great when they're used effectively in combination with one another. During the seminar, Jan also spoke to us about some of the animation he had worked on himself and contributed sound to. When it comes to my own work, I usually find that once I'm happy with the visuals and add sound it brings the quality up dramatically and gives whatever the production is a more cinematic and fuller experience. Aside from the beneficts and implementation of sound design, we were informed about recording equipment that can be used, and Jan brought a couple of pieces to show us. He also mentioned that it is best to be as close to the microphone or 'pop filter' as possible when recording sound whether this is vocal recording for narration or other sounds. By maintaining the distance from the microphone it means that the reflection of sound is reduced to a minimal and gives a much clearer sound overall.
During some of the questions that were asked to him regarding sourcing sounds with sound libraries and recording sounds yourself, he said that it is always better to attempt to gather and record sounds ourselves. This made a lot of sense, and I agreed with what he was saying - by sourcing sounds for specific animations it means that instead of looking through lists of sounds for the correct one you can go and find it and record your own sound. In a way this means it will be more appropriate and tailored to the visuals. Finally, it also removes any risk of infringing copyright or using someone elses work without permission. To do this he suggested getting a small, portable microphone and taking it to different places to record sounds on location if they were needed.
Jan Meinema
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