Fix Crappy Philippine TV part 2: Audio/Sound Effects
June 7, 2007Sound, to a scientist, it’s a wave. To a musician, it’s art. And to the rest of us, it’s entertainment. Sound can help you change how you feel in an instant. This is the beauty of sound.
Audio
Now let’s focus in to Philippine TV, if you watch Philippine TV shows. The sound that you hear through your TV, or your PC (i.e. Youtube) sounds flat. There’s not that much care in audio production. Until Philippine TV studios understand this concept, audio will probably the least appreciated department in terms of production.
Sound Effects
Sound effects are there to enhance the experience of the show. It is not there to pull the distract the viewer. Sound effects libraries are available, yet why not use them wisely in Philippine TV. And there are also free sound effects out there that are available for free (wait, did I say free?). For Christ’s sakes, use them because the effects you have on the shows are nicely put… CRAPPY.
Soundtracks
From what I’ve seen heard so far this has been improving substantially, probably due to licensing bands and artists.
Examples:
How can sound affect the mood of the film:
I’m not sure about you but for some reason this fight sound effects sounds a lot like the all the Filipino action movies. I’m not even sure if they have re-recorded this particular sound effect probably recycling the sound effect from the '70. In addition, this fight scene looks, how should I put it… “fake” you’ll see/hear what I mean. (Scene from Rounin)
Sound effects comparison to Heroes:
Sound is half of the entertainment, so fix it.
