SOUND DESIGN for FILMMAKING | Tutorial

Sound design in our filmmaking process is extremely important, it's not something I've always paid a lot of attention to but the more I've progressed as a creator/filmmaker in this industry I've learnt the power of sound effects and how it can have such a strong impact on our visuals and the emotion of the audience.

In this tutorial of a basic travel style montage/film I touch on a few tips and topics on how to manipulate sound effects and where to use various elements such as risers, drones, ambience, underscores and transition type sound design to bring your visuals to life.

I created this Essential Flow SFX pack/bundle with my close friend and composer Daniel Deuschle after realising I owned so many different sound packs and only used 1 or 2 sounds from each. So we set out to create over 120+ essential sound elements for creators who want to add another layer of depth to their edits. This sound effect pack is something I've been incorporating into my edits and found is extremely useful for various types of edits. I really hope these essential sounds can be of use to others and after time we could continue to cater more variety for all your needs.

My personal collection of colour grading looks/LUTs :

// Bryn North

// Daniel Deuschle

Gear :
Polar Pro Variable ND's (Peter Mckinnon series).
Dji Ronin S
Panasonic Lumix Gh5
Metabones speedbooster Ultra
Canon 70-200mm f4, Sigma 18-35mm f1.8, Sigma 50-100mm f1.8.
Dji Mavic pro 2
Zoom H1n
Macbook Late 2017 15"
Edited in Adobe premiere Pro

[LuisEduardoHernandezT]

4:25 That metronome tip just blowed my mind. So simple, yet powerful.

[OfficialDugu]

A few elements of sound design:
Risers
Drones and Atmospheres
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Transitions (Wooshes, Hits, etc)
Ambience (Wind, Forest, Coastal Environments)

[txma.]

One big takeaway I got from this was that audio is a big part of making video transitions feel smoother. Even if it's just a jumpcut, the sound effects made it feel like an extremely smooth transition

[LarlemMagic]

"Just the basics of sound design"

[bryn]

Something new today! Not my usual type of content but thought I would make a basic tutorial of sorts. I will still be uploading my usual 'travel' type of films but if you like this type of video showing how I create, let me know and I can try get better at it. Take care and I appreciate all the support!!! ✌

[rodemic]

This video is SO good! Great tutorial 👊

[rickycontreras]

HOW is this video not more popular. This was such a professional, concise, and clear tutorial. thank you so damn much

[mllzzzz]

2:18 Risers - anticipation, a new section
2:31 Drones, atmospheres - give audience extra information as emotion
2:51 Slow motion
3:01 Time-lapse
3:11 Transitions
3:28 Ambience - wind, forests, crystal environments

[bahraintahir]

This is not only for editors/sound designers but even for the general public to know and appreciate the efforts that are put into the making of films. This is putting a new level into sensory sensations. Thank you.

[durgaprasadrs]

Talents like this one are the ones who should be given more appreciation.just today i watched his one travel video by chance and wow after that i watched three more of his videos.this is the kind of content i was looking for. Honestly i love your work.this really got me motivated.THANK YOU

[fg.salomon]

This is a genuine class of Sound design with personal notes, great way of explaining your elections in each place.

[martiiroma]

Probably one of the best tutorials I have ever watched. I feel fresh, and right now I just want to add some sound layers into the videos I am currently working on hahah Thanks for the inspiration and for every minute you've spent on this video teaching the internet how to properly sound design our films!

[alioliya]

This was one of the best straight to the point tutorials i've seen on the Internet.

[KirilDobrev]

Love it dude, can't wait to use this sound pack in my future edits. So stoked on this!

[andrewkigen]

This is inspiring! I'm gonna download a bunch of stock footage and sounds and learn how to do it just the way you did it. Thank you for sharing this!

[creativeilya]

this is one of the best videos that i've ever watched on sound design on youtube. covers the really important broad topics of sound design elements. i never really used atmosphere in my edits, and after watching this video, it's going to be a priority. great video and definitely subbed

[jaredkaufman]

As someone getting into filmmaking, sound is for sure something I overlooked way too much. Thanks for this amazing tutorial!

[CoreenMazzocchi]

Have always loved the sound design in your travel films, great to see some of your process and resources! 🙏🏼

[kodewilliams]

I'll be using this as my sound design bible from now on. This is a masterclass Bryn 🙏🏾

[joshmccabe]

Amazing, thank you so much for this! I have binge-watched every sound design video on YT so far and this one has been the best.