The Beautiful Lies of Sound Design | Tasos Frantzolas | TEDxAthens

From gunshots in a canyon to underwater submarine engines, this audio-rich talk explores the role of sound design in modern storytelling.

[HarmonicaMustang]

Sound design and Foley is a great job; when working with animations you create the world from nothing, letting your creativity and imagination flow. I remember my first attempt at composing music and organising sound design for an animation project of a university student a year above. One of the things I needed to do was to recreate the sound of a sword being drawn to go in tandem with the demon onscreen revealing his claws (directors decision). I could've called a friend who has a katana but I wanted to be creative. So I got a butter knife and a sharpening stone and dragged the knife across it for the main sound, then took a wine glass and flicked it for the 'ding' of the claw tips. Putting them together I got a good result, and from that moment on I got hooked. Since then I've taken up a part time job of creating sound design and composing music for short films and I'm having the time of my life.

[INDEPTHSoundDesign]

No layperson seems to understand how important sound design is in media but luckily they always seem to get their minds blown when you show them the inner workings of it. I love that bacon example

[tedtw]

Only thing I found tougher than doing sound design (Foley) for a film, is doing it LIVE with a full-house audience during a live production. Timing must be perfect every time to prevent spoiling a scene. Wizard of Oz required 35 sound effects which I created from scratch, and used the original film script for the play. Wrote special software to cue each effect for instant play.

[SamirTimilsina]

This is such an underrated video. This deserves more views.

[NetroXi]

But can you use rain sound for bacon video??? :D

[joeytrack]

"I actually lied, they're all bacon..." [thunderous applause] is really quite cracking me up right now

[theboblaurenshow]

Thanks for doing this seminar. I am presenting at Texas Frightmare this year on horror film sound. Some of your vocabulary and terms for describing sound were very inspiring. Indy film sound is quite messy and many just kick it to the curb, do not budget, and sometimes think of it as a red headed step child to the point of disrespect. I'm struggling a bit with having to be diplomatic to my film maker audience while trying to bridge the gap between director and mix engineer. We have so many misconseptions and problems.

[lachietaylor]

So fascinated by sound now!!! crazy what the film industry can do with it, it is so creative

[elvoj]

I put this recommendation on a list, I knew it was going to be quite useful and, I wasn't wrong: As music producer, I've found his assertion to the sound design as as language and how it plays around illusion very enlightening.

[thefruitofpassion]

As a sound designer I bet he's mad at his microphone when he's talking.

[babotond]

"- Don't you hate that?
- Hate what?
- Uncomfortable silences. Why do we feel it's necessary to yak about bullshit in order to be comfortable?
- I don't know. That's a good question."

btw I love to simply listen to movies without the picture, draws my attention to more details, I recommend it...

[didcomusic]

Yes, sounds and music are powerfull. But most powerfull is the creativity associated. Creativity often comes when you take an idea from its original context and you move it somewhere else; it's amazing. I love the magic moment where things are different and interesting but stay in the same format .

[pachathavala]

This is one of the best presentation ever....and the audience haven't grown to understand it...

[Northsea_]

Thank you that was VERY INTERESTING! Every day we are confronted with and surrounded by sound and never really recognize how much it impacts our feelings and thoughts!

[prashantkaul]

This is quite encouraging for anybody looking to get into sound business.

[BDLabs]

In summary: *_MORGAN FREEMAN + REVERB = GOD_*

[AdarshJohnson]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the stage decor?

[abhishekvaru]

Sir, I love creating foleys and just enjoy providing, setting and mixing sound effects and ambience and all to a video... and whosoever had watched my work, they were shocked at my perfection. SHOULD I CHOOSE THIS PASSION AS MY CARRIER ??? and if YES, WHAT SHOULD I DO FIRST !!???

[stBeatz]

Best Presentation On Sound I Seen So Far

[aspirestudios]

brilliant talk. very encouraging re: truth vs lies haha
I'm in the process designing the sound for my short film (genre: war) and the various elements are just mind boggling.