Inglés - B1 ( B1.3) - TED - Everything you hear on film is a lie

Study Notes

Our brains are conditioned to embrace deception in art and media.
Sound designers use various techniques to create realistic sound effects, such as recording and manipulating sounds, adding reverb, and using silence or ambiences.
Ambiences are unique background sounds specific to each location, while room tone is the addition of all noises inside a room.
Sound effects can tap into our emotional memory and become a character in a movie.
Dissonant sounds may create a sense of irritation or fear due to their resemblance to animal howls in nature.
Acousmatic sounds separate the voice from its source, creating a sense of ubiquity or authority.
Pythagoras used to teach behind a veil to focus his students on his voice and words.
Reverberation is the persistence of sound after the original sound has ended and can give information about the space between the listener and the sound source.
Silence can create tension and provoke thought, and is often associated with contemplation and meditation.
There is no such thing as complete silence, as even in a room with no external sounds, you can still hear the pumping of your own blood.
Hiding the source of a sound creates a sense of mystery and tension.
Sound can transport us geographically, change mood, set pace, and evoke emotions.
Sound is a language and can be used to tell stories and create illusions.
The speaker fell in love with sound and made it into a profession.
The sound library offers tools for sound designers, filmmakers, and game designers.
The goal is to expand the vocabulary of sound and offer better storytelling tools.
Hitchcock and Ridley Scott used hidden sound sources in their films.
Aphex Twin hid in dark corners of clubs.
Sound can minimize visual restrictions and show something that wasn't there during filming.
The speaker demonstrates the power of sound with a video.