From the course: Sound Design for Motion Graphics

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Strategizing an approach for sound design

Strategizing an approach for sound design

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Strategizing an approach for sound design

- Now, before we start throwing sound effects at the wall to see what sticks, I wanna suggest a methodical approach to our madness. In this movie we'll explore one approach to brainstorming and planning our sound design. At this stage, I like to to get out a pen and paper, or open up TextEdit, or find any other way to quickly jot down notes. I'll spare you the agony of reading my sloppy handwriting and I'll provide you here with neat bullet points, but the key is being able to react quickly and get your ideas down as fast as possible. Our goal is to watch the video's motion graphics many times and brainstorm what types of sounds will be needed, so we can get a rough idea of where they will go and what kind of patterns might emerge within those sounds. If any of you visually-minded people have used Pinterest or a color wheel to get inspiration for your visual projects this is the sonic equivalent. We'll need to be aware of several things as we watch. First, what is our sonic palette?…

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