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Audio editing: Building the soundtrack

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Audio editing: Building the soundtrack

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- It's through the art of video editing that you create those dynamic, cinematic experiences. But believe it or not, audio is often even more important than video. Sound has the ability to evoke more emotion than picture, reaching into viewers' subconscious to affect parts of the brain that viewing images can't. Whether the emotional response stems from happiness fear, sadness, trepidation, bravery, or compassion, what we feel is largely informed by the sound. In video editing, there are three main types of audio, voice, sound effects and music. The human voice most often includes on-screen dialogue or voiceover narration. These verbal elements inform much of the content and context for the storyline. Sound effects help to define setting and mood. Creating the soundscape for a busy city street (cars honking) is very different from a beach, (waves crashing) or a jungle, (insects chirping) or a futuristic space…

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