Sound Unit Summary

I learned why sound is so essential to a movie and how it makes a movie make sense, I learned about the mic pickup patterns, and how to operate sound recording devices such as a boom, lav, and recorder. I learned that sound in the movies is absolutely essential, it sets the tone of the movie with it's melody, harmony, and rhythm. The melody of the music is the thematic return, when the hero comes back. It appeals to the memory. The harmony of the music is what tells the emotional story of the music. It makes you feel a certain type of way. The rhythm corresponds to the fight or flight instinct in the human body. Mic pickup patterns are very useful to know, because you will be able to pickup the sound you want if you know the correct pattern. If you want to pick up all sound, use an omnidirectional microphone. If you want a very narrow, directional pickup pattern though, you can go with an ultra cardioid pattern. If you don't know how to operate your equipment, you won't be able to record any sound, or you would have absolutely garbage audio. Two things I need to learn more about is how to use the audio in post, and how to use all the features of the zoom h6n recorder. I need to know how to use my audio in post, because if I can't, then it's useless. I want to know how to use the recorder better because I believe it is a great tool that can be used. I found the music appealing to emotion being the most interesting part, because I find the psychology that the music can change is very interesting.