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Producing sound effects for dinosaur animations

Producing sound effects for dinosaur animations
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  • Producing sound effects for dinosaur animations
  • Duration: 04:46
  • A look at how a sound designer produces a whole range of sound effects to support a dinosaur animation. When animations are made it is not just the pictures which need to be created. A sound designer receives the film sequence without the sound and has to think of ways to make sounds to match the pictures. Sounds are produced to match dinosaurs drinking, eating bones, eating leaves, running, walking and walking in snow. The same sorts of materials which the dinosaur is using may be used for the sound effects. At other times very different materials are used, such as video tape being rustled to produce the effect of a dinosaur eating leaves. Altering the sound levels gives the impression of an animal moving further away. Pupils are invited to have a go at making their own sound effects to match a sequence of film.
  • Subject:

    Science

       Topic:

    Sound

  • Keywords: animation, dinosaur, sound, effects, recording, materials, volume
Ideas for use in class
  • This would be an interesting clip to play to pupils when learning about sound in science. Good cross-curricular links could be made with design and technology, ICT, media studies and music. Alternatively, the clip would provide stimulus for creating sound stories and sequences in music or giving advice about how to produce sound recordings to go with animated films produced by pupils. It would also be an interesting clip to play if pupils were learning about different careers.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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