Sound Effect Practical

Sound Effect Practical

The use of the wet towel on the wall created more of a slapping sound then the punching sound I was striving for but the effect it has is effective as it is realistic and can also be used in out opening scene, the idea was easy to carry out and execute, it can also have different depths of sound dependent on what angle you hit the wall.

I used bacon as a red meat. I slapped it against the counted and it made a ore realistic slapping sound then the towel did, this was probably because it was a closer consistency to human flesh than a towel is. We could also use it to create a deeper sound, if I hit the bacon then it gave it the higher impact sound of a fist instead of an open palm, both methods can be used to create a more diverse sound choice. This was the most effective method out of all the ones tried. It could be improved if I removed the packaging so it didn’t have the crack of the plastic effecting the sound.

Snapping the celery again gave a slapping sound instead of a punching one but was not as effective as the towel. There was a distinctive sound gave out that I found wasn't as convincing or effective as the other methods that I tried, it was also to shot as a sound, the crack it gave out was small and unconvincing.


Using a stick to hit a small pile of newspapers was more effective then I thought it would be, the smack was clean but didn't cut out as early as the celery making the sound more believable as a slap, it also carried an echo that, depending on the circumstances used could help the scene or make it unimpressive.

Using the stick on the mattress or sofa made a hollow sound that , like the newspaper, could be effective or just short of good. The method is easy so it is a high contender and we could mix that effect with the others tried. Although it was recommended to me as a punching sound I find it more like a kicking effect.

I feel that the most effective sounds were the first two I tried, the towel and the bacon so we could use these in our final coursework piece. The idea of the celery was popular but I found that the sound was hard to manipulate or make a slapping or punching sound and the use of the stick on the sofa could be used for kicking effects instead.