UP

While looking for clips about Randy Thom on Youtube I found this one about the film 'UP'. I think this has made me realise that amount of times I have read that fact, especially during animation, that they think and plan sound very early on in pre-production. I have to admit not too long ago I wouldn't have event thought about sound as an important element that needs to be thought about during the planning stages but i have changed my ways. I feel that many people, like me, just don't realise the effect that sound has and how it makes or breaks a film. I think that this is due to the fact so much of it is just subconscious and things we may hear everyday like people talking and moving around it just becomes so second nature that we don't appreciate it. We only notice it when its not there or done wrongly, which must mean sound designers are doing pretty good jobs as so many people subconciously tone into the film and don't realise the subtle beats and music that is creating emotional responses from ourselves.