Provide sound spot effects and atmosphere

This Standard is about providing sound that enhances immediacy, action and helps give pace and mood to visual content. Sound spot effects and atmosphere may need to be created from scratch or acquired from a sound library. This Standard should apply to anyone who is involved with creating or selecting sound spot effects and atmosphere, and in particular to Foley artists.

1. identify and agree the role of atmospheric sound and specific

   sounds in the narrative with relevant people

   2. develop ideas that help tell the story; taking into account filming

   and editing decisions that have already been made

   3. agree approaches with clients that take account of their vision and

   ideas about how effects can highlight or enhance their material

   4. evaluate existing recorded material for audio quality against

   agreed technical and artistic standards and advise if it can be

   used and when new spot effects and atmosphere are required

   5. advise relevant people on schedule and cost to ensure required

   material can be acquired and incorporated within clients budget

   and schedule

   6. share ideas with colleagues working on related 2D, 3D, colour

   grading and audio using appropriate communication channels

   7. source sound effects and atmosphere that match pre-shot actions

   or events

   8. select material that meets production requirements, including the

   intention of the script, and are of a sufficient duration for required

   sound

   9. source atmospheric sound that matches specified visual settings

   and acoustic environments

   10. manipulate or accent sound to communicate mood, atmosphere,

   impact and authenticity in line with the brief

   11. check that material is in a format and medium suitable for the

   required sound and equipment being used, converting between

   formats or media where necessary

   12. comply with copyright laws and conventions and pass any

   relevant information to appropriate people

   13. maintain security for files and other materials in line with company

   requirements

   14. keep accurate records of material you use and its sources

   15. return loan material by agreed deadlines and in a condition

   acceptable to lenders

1. the client or production requirements, including any script

   requirements

   2. the technical and artistic requirements, including any technical

   specification

   3. the timescales, deadlines and other operational constraints of the

   production

   4. how to assess audio quality to expected artistic and technical

   standards

   5. sound libraries, how they are organised and how to access them

   6. apparatus for creating sounds including how to use common

   objects and materials to create sounds

   7. techniques and procedures for sound treatment

   8. how to manipulate and extend sound

   9. how to calculate timing

   10. techniques for sound recording and use of sound recording

   equipment

   11. recording formats, synchronization and reference systems

   12. the use of mono, stereo and multichannel sound to realise

   creative ideas

   13. current viewing standards and current professional, national and

   international standards of delivery and expressions of best

   practice for the range of platforms and content

   14. characteristics of sounds in different acoustic environments

   15. documentation and labelling requirements

   16. what copyright laws and conventions apply and how to get

   releases or licences

   17. company systems for storage, back up and security