For this overview I thought I'd share a perspective that the general public doesn't usually get to hear - just the sound effects, without the music track.
By the way - it's good to listen LOUD! :)
All the sounds except a couple were selected and placed in sync to match the shots. The team at Resonate provided me with a good collection of sounds recorded on location, so after going through, cataloguing, renaming and importing into Sound Miner I could find the sounds I needed reasonably quickly.
I usually break the soundscape down into 3 categories: Atmos, Literal SFX and Abstract SFX.
Atmos tracks are the sounds of the spaces the action is taking place in - cold wind, icy air etc.
Literal SFX are the sounds that relate to what's happening on screen in a literal sense - car sounds, flag whips, crowds, skids etc.
Abstract SFX are additional sound design elements that give weight to edits - booms, hits, slams, whooshes, sub rumbles, drops etc. These don't necessarily sound like anything on screen but they add to the feeling and the impact of the video.
You can see in the Pro Tools session below, Atmos tracks in bright green, Literal SFX in red and Abstract SFX in dark red. I also broke out the car sounds into a separate colour (the darker green above the atmos tracks. Music is blue and the dialogue/gopro tracks are orange.
We all have different ideas about what tracks should be what colour - these are just the ones that make sense to my brain!
Pro Tools Screenshot
A cool aspect of the video that inspired particular sound design freedom was the use of slow motion and speed ramps - especially the shot at 0:38 which really allowed me to go get creative.
Here's the Full Mix version with the music track so you can get an idea of everything working together. That is the goal after all - to make all the elements work as one.
You want to be able to hear each element, but it still has to sound like a cohesive whole. An approach that really helps this is timing the effects to be exactly in sync with the music track.
All in all, another cracker project from Resonate Productions. This video was one of a series of 3 videos, 3 teaser cut down versions and a series promo. You can find them all over on Audi NZ's YouTube Channel.
Thanks Simon, Arthur, Chris and Stefan at Resonate.
http://www.resonate.co.nz/