CHAPTER 15
Sound Effects
ROSE’S RULES
• They’re called sound effects, not sound truths. They don’t have to follow real-world rules.
• Sound effects can be the lowest-cost way to add a professional flavor to your video. But, like any other seasoning, it doesn’t make sense to add them until the other ingredients are in.
SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN
Just like music, sound effects have been a part of movies since the earliest silent blockbusters. Theater organs often included a “toy counter”—bells, bird whistles, car horns, ratchets, pieces of wood that slapped together (gun shots), sirens, and anything else that could be rigged to a button on ...
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