Sound. It's so important, but for some reason, everyone seems to overlook that. However, personally, I’d rather listen to a podcast or music than watch a show or movie. It's the same for me creatively as well; I seem to excel in audio and fall short in video. I get more enjoyment out of creating all the sounds, recording the voices, and editing them together to make one coherent piece. I haven't tried to make music before, but I’d imagine it's similar; you just feel so good after you’ve created such a unique-sounding work.
Let’s break it down, though. Podcasting is hard work, ask the other staff members at WPSR, they’d all tell you the same. It may seem really simple to the average person, but it involves a lot of preparation – especially in a group setting – you need to take the time to one, come up with an idea, and two, figure out who exactly you're gonna do the podcast with. It’s important to pick someone with whom you can have a conversation; otherwise, you have no structure.
Next on the audio tour is sound design, whoop! Whoop! Basically, this is how the audio in any movie you've ever seen is designed. I know it sounds like that's just how it sounds, but honestly, sometimes the actors in movies didn't make those sounds; the sound design people added it later on in post-production. Sometimes microphones don't pick up the audio needed for the scene, and that's usually why this is done, to add dramatic effect – or music/sounds – when they do this, it makes the movie have a different atmosphere than it did before.
In conclusion, sound can truly change the atmosphere and tone of any story, whether it's just simply audio or a well-produced video; it just wouldn't be as good if audio storytelling as a concept didn't exist. Truthfully, just simply audio wouldn't exist, and that sounds super boring. Imagine a quiet world, with no sound, no laughs, no birds, nothing. Yeah, no thanks, I like it here with sound and audio storytelling!
