Dialogue
Dialogue is recorded using clip on microphones or boom microphones while they’re making the movie. If they want to change it or to replace it, they would use ADR which is called “Additional Dialogue Recording” or “Automated Dialogue Replacement.” This is used when the original sound isn’t good or if you want to change the dialogue. The actors will record the same scene part in the studio until the director is pleased with the results. When they are doing that, the scene will be played over and over again while the actors are reading the lines util it fits perfect with the film.
Sounds effects
Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to film, video, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. These reproduced sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothing and footsteps to squeaky doors and breaking glass. The best Foley art is so well integrated into a film that it goes unnoticed by the audience. it helps to create a sense of reality within a scene. Without these crucial background-noises, movies feel unnaturally quiet and uncomfortable. The term “Foley” also means a place, such as Foley-stage or Foley-studio, where the Foley process takes place.
Examples of sound effects:
- Breaking bones: break a stalk of celery or head of lettuce.
- Body punches: hit a phone book.
- Flapping bird wings: wave a pair of leather gloves.
- Crunching snow: crush a leather pouch filled with corn starch.
- Whoosh: wave around a thin stick or arrow.
Music
Music follows the mood of the film and tells the audience what’s about to happen. An example of this would be the making of ‘Man in Black’ where Danny Elfman he composes all the music to follow the action of the film. He would meet the director of the film to discuss the type of music he/she wants, then they would watch the movie in order to come up with ideas. Another good example is the shower scene in the movie ‘Psycho’ where the music is creating the feeling that something bad is going to happen.
The jabbing notes in Psycho’s shower scene trigger the same response as the sound of screaming animals
Composer Neil Brand, presenter of BBC Four’s The Music that Made the Movies, believes our senses are already heightened as we enter the cinema.
Clips for each genre of film
Romance
Beauty and the Beast (Music by Alan Menken)
In the beginning of the video, there’s a lot of action and the music also reflects this. When it turns to love, the music changes into a more romantic mood.
Sci-Fi
Star Wars ( Music by John Williams)
At the beginning of the trailer, the music goes from very quiet and grows into an orchestral crescendo. There are also other sound effects such as space ships, explosions and metal.
Thriller
The Silence of The Lambs ( Music by Howard Shore)
The music is very tense and dramatic and it has used lots of drums. The drums are used in the same beat as the clock as though time is running out.
Action and Adventure
Suicide Squad (Music by Steven Price)
In this movie, is used lots of different popular songs that already existed. There would be some background music that Steven Price produced and composed.
Musical
Dreamgirls (Music by Stephen Trask)
Dreamgirls is a work of fiction taking strong inspiration from the history of the Motown record label and one of its acts, The Supremes. The story follows the history and evolution of American R&B music during the 1960s and 1970s through the eyes of a Detroit, Michigan girl group known as the Dreams and their manipulative record executive.
Comedy
Step Brothers (Music by Jon Brion)
Horror
The Woman In Black (Music by Marco Beltrami)
He creates creepy music by using old toys (music boxes).
Western
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Music By Ennio Morricone)
Music Production 