| Author | Message | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 357 Registered: 7-2011 |
Harrison Ford is the hero in many films. In one scene in one of these films, he is in danger. There is a sound effect accompanying that danger that might surprise you. What is it? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2049 Registered: 2-2011 |
is the sound made by a person? another living thing? a natural phenomenon? music? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15109 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it relevant exactly which movie this is? Is the sound a background noise? A sound made (on screen) by some object or person? A sound effect created by a foley artist? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3672 Registered: 1-2007 |
Is is a Wilhelm Scream? It has been used in the Indiana Jones series. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 363 Registered: 7-2011 |
Shez: is the sound made by a person? another living thing? a natural phenomenon? music? No to all, but you've done well by eliminating the obvious! | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 364 Registered: 7-2011 |
(Folks, my computer is being wonky, so I hope that this third time, it'll work) Balin: Is it relevant exactly which movie this is? Yes Is the sound a background noise? Yes A sound made (on screen) by some object or person? No A sound effect created by a foley artist? No, but almost certainly foleyed a bit | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 365 Registered: 7-2011 |
Peter: Is it a Wilhelm Scream? No; and I'm ashamed I had to look that up, after all I've written and lectured on SFX! But, no. It has been used in the Indiana Jones series. And you're OTRT. I'll go ahead and say that it's an Indy scene. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 366 Registered: 7-2011 |
Balin and all, I said that this one will be fun and quick, so I want to return to what I'd started to write to Balin before my computer froze. Is the sound a background noise? Yes, and it's also a sound familiar to all fans of this movie. The fun here is in what caused the sound effect. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2056 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a sound generated electronically? is it the sound of something scraping against something else? is it the sound of something striking something else? is it the noise of something vibrating? is it a noise captured from the stars? is it the reverberation of the big bang? | ||
| Plebeian (Plebeian)
New member Username: Plebeian Post Number: 808 Registered: 7-2006 |
Is the sound effect a person speaking? shouting? laughing? a Group of people doing one of these? Is the sound effect a whip crack? gunfire? sword "swooshing"? or sword clashing? I'm referring here to what the sound is supposed to be in the film, rather than how it's actually made | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2059 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it the sound of something falling? | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3524 Registered: 1-2001 |
Is it from 'Raiders'? 'Temple of Doom'? 'Last Crusade'? 'Crystal Skull'? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 372 Registered: 7-2011 |
Shez wrote: is it a sound generated electronically? No is it the sound of something scraping against something else? is it the sound of something striking something else? You're quick off the mark! I'd say "scraping" - it's definitely a friction sound. Not striking, though. is it the noise of something vibrating? is it a noise captured from the stars? is it the reverberation of the big bang? I love these questions, but maybe you know more about Harrison Ford movies than I do? I really don't know what you're getting at. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 373 Registered: 7-2011 |
Plebeian wrote: Is the sound effect a person speaking? shouting? laughing? a Group of people doing one of these? Is the sound effect a whip crack? gunfire? sword "swooshing"? or sword clashing? No to all, sorry - but great questions, and you've reminded me of another great film anecdote. I'll tell it later, OK? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 374 Registered: 7-2011 |
Shez added: is it the sound of something falling? It sure is! And yes, Ixoye, it's from Raiders. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2065 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it the noise of that big boulder rolling down the hill? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4913 Registered: 5-2003 |
Or the cave collapsing? Is the sound made by movie equipment? (like a camera or boom) Inadvertently? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 379 Registered: 7-2011 |
is it the noise of that big boulder rolling down the hill? You've got it, Shez! Or the cave collapsing? Is the sound made by movie equipment? (like a camera or boom) Inadvertently? That's an interesting idea! There must obviously have been occasions of this happening. But no, the sound editor came up with the notion, and for a hint, I'll add that he left set to record the noise. So he didn't use the sound stage set and crew; he had noticed something that he heard on a regular basis, and went and recorded that. Oh, and sorry! I forgot to put my name in front of the title of this puzzle. Could a kind moderator help there? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 4916 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was it something he heard on set? Indoors? Outdoors? Artificial? Natural? Rhythmic in any way? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 15129 Registered: 4-2010 |
I think I know how they made the effect, so I will sit out of this one | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 384 Registered: 7-2011 |
Was it something he heard on set? No Indoors? Outdoors? This Artificial? This Natural? Rhythmic in any way? Like drumming? No | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 390 Registered: 7-2011 |
(Balin, you're right, if you're thinking that the sound editor probably took no more than an hour out of his day.) | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2084 Registered: 2-2011 |
was it made by running a marble round a jar? was a toilet pan involved? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 391 Registered: 7-2011 |
was it made by running a marble round a jar? was a toilet pan involved? I love these ideas! But no to both. Think of something much larger. Something that most people use every day. It was something that the sound editor used (outdoors, remember), probably every day, and that sound gave him the idea. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4442 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he change the sound in any way? Slow it down? Speed it up? Is it the sound of a vehicle? A mechanical device? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2089 Registered: 2-2011 |
I believe unscrewing a jar inside a toilet bowl was used in the original War of the Worlds for when the martians emerge from their ship opening a garage door? a car rolling? | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 393 Registered: 7-2011 |
Galfisk wrote: Did he change the sound in any way? Slow it down? Speed it up? Is it the sound of a vehicle? A mechanical device? I don't think he needed to change it at all. And... Shez wrote: opening a garage door? a car rolling? ************* SPOILER ************** You both got it, yay! The runaway boulder noise was the sound editor's Honda Civic rolling down his driveway. Good job, everyone! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 2100 Registered: 2-2011 |
great puzzle Fiona kitteh, thanks | ||
| Ixoye724 (Ixoye724)
New member Username: Ixoye724 Post Number: 3534 Registered: 1-2001 |
Ahhh, nice one. | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 414 Registered: 7-2011 |
Shez wrote: I believe unscrewing a jar inside a toilet bowl was used in the original War of the Worlds for when the martians emerge from their ship. Really? I haven't read that! That's great! The few talks and papers I've given on the subject dealt with more recent (that is, 1990s) movies, to suit my audience(s). I know of a couple of really neat sound effects used in the Terminator movies - esp T2. If a fair number of people here are familiar with, and want me to start a similar thread, I will. Many thanks to all of you! Fiona |
