Pre-Production Sound Planning
Pre-Production Sound Planning Before filming: Script Breakdown – Highlight all dialogue, sound effects, and music cues. Identify: Dialogue (John and Will’s conversations) Background ambience (outdoor sounds, indoor room tone) Random sounds (footsteps, hammock movement, sweeping, dog collar, etc.) Ominous sound motif (used in corridor scene) Title screen music Create a sound list: Opening song (John’s headphones music) Ominous suspense sound Muffled scream Dog running sounds Video game sound effects Scene Breakdown: Opening Hammock Scene Record: Light outdoor ambience (wind, birds, distant traffic). Rustling hammock sounds. John’s music: Do NOT rely only on speaker playback. Record clean dialogue separately. Add music later in post-production. Chores Conversation Scene Record: Will: “You do...