HOWTO Record Sound Effects
Videomaker brings us a great tutorial on how to record sound effects.
I remember taking an “audio” course in University, as an elective, that covered the topics in this video tutorial. This video is a great refresher.
One thing that my prof pushed was that having a good directional microphone is a must for anyone recording their own sound effects.
Also, ambient noise is something most people don’t even think about. I.e., the sound you hear when you don’t think anything is making any noise. (Like the noise in an empty room.)
Without ambient noise, your audience will “subconsciously” notice something is wrong with your video.
This usually isn’t a problem if you are shooting the real world. But you see the mistake of forgetting to add ambient noise in animations. (Both classical and computer generated.) Classical and computer generated animations with ambient noise added seem “alive“.
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