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Listen to the Horror: How 2017's IT adapted the sound of the book
2017's IT was a horror hit and has earned critical acclaim, including for its brilliant sound design. But in his novel Stephen King already used rich descriptions of sound to describe fear and horror. How much of the angst was adapted from the book into the film?
Hands-On: Silent Space Sound Design
Did you ever ask yourself what the most famous science-fiction franchise in film would sound like if the director and his sound designers had decided to make space silent? Read and watch this hands-on about silent space sound design.
Sounds in Contrast: Realism in Space
Space is silent. No one can hear you scream there. Alien claimed it, Gravity knew it. Yet, a lot of films fill space with sound. Look at Apollo 13, The Fifth Element and Star Wars. Here's what realism can do for sound design in space. And why sometimes it's better to use less realistic sound to make a film feel more real.
The Blair Witch case: When sound makes all the difference
When in 1999 The Blair Witch Project came out, it established itself as one of the first and best examples of world-building and transmedia storytelling in the horror genre. Now in 2016, Blair Witch makes an effort to become the true sequel to the original. But its sound is what makes all the difference.