Rocket Jump - Sound Design

After watching the video, three things that I've taken away are that sound design is essential because you need the right sounds to complement the action, different genres treat sound differently, and every sound you apply needs to have its own unique purpose. Sound design relies on everyday sounds and synthesized sounds to match with the action on screen, and it's important to consider the tone of every sound you use, and how it aids the intended emotional effect. From my experience, horror films tend to utilize very realistic sounds, whereas comedies often play with sounds that are obviously fake and abrupt, which helps us understand that sound is used differently in different styles of filmmaking. Perhaps the most important concept that I've learned is every sound needs to be doing something different, because if the sound is nonessential, removing it will allow the overall audio to sound cleaner, which is a desired effect for any audio track. With this introduction to sound design, I can go into my future projects thinking about the sounds that I'll need to add in post-production, and if I ever come across a sound in my everyday life that reminds me of a common action, I can record it and save it for future films.