Sound - The Hobbit

sound makes up 60% of what is happening place on screen. however, 70% of that sound is added after the filming. some of these sounds are produced by Foley artists. a Foley artist someone who recreates everyday sounds with everyday objects the recreated sounds can be anything from the swishing of clothes to footsteps, these are then added into, after the filming. sound is key for filming because without sound people would not know what is happening in the films. sound can set the scene in many different ways for example:

•  sound can create the environment - forest,the seaside etc
• it can create the atmosphere, this is usually done by the soundtrack e.g fast pace music and will have a more than one instrument playing, this would be for an intense fighting scene
• can set the characters emotions, this is also usually done by the soundtrack e.g if the character is sad the soundtrack would be slow and with just one instrument playing .
• sound can also help us explain what is happening in the scene with diegetic sounds (sounds the actor can hear) e.g dialogue. 

   this is a clip from the film the hobbit on how they created there sound and why sound is important.