Sound

Sound is very important in films. When I was reading the section of Time Design in Mary Stewart’ Launching the Imagination I never thought I would be reading about sound design. The book is very visually centered, but I am happy to see some stuff about sound. I never really thought about all of the qualities that sound has until I read that sound has seven of them (pg. 309). Sound sets the mood in a film and helps signal to the audience what the mood is or what it is going to be. Sound can tell when something is about to pop out of nowhere and scare the audience. Sound can also have an impact on the audience’s emotions. A more quiet sound can set the tone for a more somber moment or scene. Sound is all around us, so it is natural for sound to play an important role in film.