The Power of Sound in Movies

watching this whole video on mute

i'm not gonna lie, your woods clip how you showed it originally with all the silence was very anxiety inducing. Good job

What I started noticing is how much movie makers love tyre screaching. I've recently rewatched Breaking Bad and I'm not exagerating when I say I don't think there is a single car scene without it. They screach when driving off or taking a turn, no matter the speed or even if it fits the scene. They even screach on dirt. It doesn't bother me, but once you notice it you really can't unnotice it.

I actually really like straight up silence in movies in some moments,it gives the scence weight

Bro summarized one of my future lectures in an 10 min vid. Thanks Paul!

If I remember correctly, the sound of the webs attaching to things in the original Spider-Man trilogy, was actually someone who had made a whip from the tapes inside VHS'es, and was striking different objects with it.

Imagine recording the sound of someone writing but trying to recreate every stroke like a swing, trying to match the speed, intensity, of the ink or led, pressing down on paper, or whatever surface, hearing the scratching, like nails on a chalkboard, or scraping, of a key, slashing a metal door, or hearing the tire, rip & tear, while the air, is streaming out it's last few... drops, of pure, full, last breaths, of hissing, giving out, at a constant frequency, never ending, until..... it's... all... gone. Hissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

7:20 - That app for SFX is Soundly, for anyone wondering.

sound is underrated

Hey brother Paul, I thought this was an amazing video. You are incredibly talented, not only as a filmmaker (which your short film final version showed proof of) but as a storyteller and educator. Seriously, most people would be happy to be good at any one of these three talents, and you have them nailed down amazingly. I thought I was good with foley and sound design in my short films, but wow, yours is on another level. Brilliant to randomly come across this kind of filmmaking video because of the algorithm, I'm about to binge watch the rest of your videos because this was incredible.

Your videos are so well done. I’ve recently become fascinated with video production and this is gold. Inspiring stuff

Baby Driver made me realised the power of sound effects/sound design as I love watching movies with headphones 🎧 and trust me, you can feel what the main character is hearing or feeling. Thanks for this enlightenment 🤠

One of my goals once winter is over is to make a short film, like 3-4 minutes long, this year. Hopefully I can pull something off. This stuff helps, thanks!

Love the way you explain cool stuff like this in filmmaking please keep making more! :)

This guy is THE BEST. His videos are extremely well-edited, concise, and all-around fun to watch! After watching, I searched for similar channels, but this is ONE OF A KIND. I'm impressed by the talent he possesses, and I can't wait for the next upload.

ADR is something that is sorely missing from so many smaller projects, especially on YouTube.

why does Jack Foley sound like someone that was involved with the JFK assassination!?

the keyboard saying "oh-oHmYgOoD" was wholesome 😂

So good to see a video dedicated to the art of sound! ❤️ Absolutely loved it.

This is incredible. I already knew most of it, but for a beginner your explanations are so thorough. Also the editing was top-notch.