Blog Post #3: 3/1

Today I read a blog entry on sound design in documentary. Sound is always something I've been fond of working with, and so it's something I recognize the importance of. However, sound design in documentary is not something I've ever been super familiar with so I wanted to do some research.

The post goes into detail about the documentary Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable and the sound design that went into that. It talked about the importance of sound in capturing mood in the shark attack sequence. This is an aspect of film I've always admired; the subtle bits of audio that are used to create tension. This isn't necessarily anything Ross and I will need to worry about in our documentary, but using sound and music to create a mood is exactly what we will need to do in our documentary. Instead of building tension, we'll need to consider other sounds that will help create a light, playful mood. 

The post also mentions music. This will be a big part of our audio track, as it will be somewhat difficult to play too much with sound. That being said, the sound we do end up using will be pretty easy to obtain, as we have source materials from the game all over the place. Sprinkling in some of that and audio from my recordings from the past will be an easy and effective sound design choice.

You can view the blog post here.