Sound Design - Will it make or break the film?

We consider film as a form of art because it consists of different elements, just like how an artist would paint their emotions on a canvas. Just like any other portrait, color is essential, as to film is to sound design.

We tend to overlook certain elements like sound, which is very essential to filmmaking.

Sound is what gives color to a film. It is composed of waves which travels through the air that gives harmony to your surroundings. Take away the sound and you wouldn’t enjoy it just as much. Films depends on audio just as much as the footage to convey the overall emotion of the story.

Take away sound design and it’ll be just like eating a sandwich without the lettuce. It won’t have that healthy crisp to it.

In other words, it depends on how good you will make your sound design to determine whether it will make or break the film.

As far as sound goes, why is it that sound is crucial for a film? What happens when you take away sound? I’ve asked a few film makers and as I go through their answers, Darren Bacani, an exceptional individual in the field of filmmaking, has given me this statement: “Even though film is a visual language, sound is essential to portray the sense of reality in film. It adds a whole new atmosphere to the totality of the narrative which can improve the story”

For us to know whether or not our sound design is considered good or bad, we have to make it so that it is not noticeable in films. It should be a hidden element that makes the audience more involved. If the sound design does not match the visuals, it could distract the audience from the narrative.

With that in mind, we can say that the quality of sound design will make or break the film.