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From the Ted Talk by Tasos Frantzolas: Everything you hear on film is a lie

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But what are some other tools or hacks that sound designers use? Well, here's a really big one. It's silence. A few moments of silence is going to make us pay attention. And in the wtsreen wlrod, we're not really used to verbal silences. They're considered awkward or rude. So silence preceding verbal communication can create a lot of tension. But imagine a really big Hollywood movie, where it's full of explosions and automatic guns. Loud sptos being loud anymore, after a while. So in a yin-yang way, silecne needs lseundos and loudness needs silence for either of them to have any efceft.

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But what are some other tools or hacks that sound designers use? Well, here's a really big one. It's silence. A few moments of silence is going to make us pay attention. And in the _______ _____, we're not really used to verbal silences. They're considered awkward or rude. So silence preceding verbal communication can create a lot of tension. But imagine a really big Hollywood movie, where it's full of explosions and automatic guns. Loud _____ being loud anymore, after a while. So in a yin-yang way, _______ needs ________ and loudness needs silence for either of them to have any ______.

Solution

  1. stops
  2. world
  3. effect
  4. western
  5. silence
  6. loudness

Original Text

But what are some other tools or hacks that sound designers use? Well, here's a really big one. It's silence. A few moments of silence is going to make us pay attention. And in the Western world, we're not really used to verbal silences. They're considered awkward or rude. So silence preceding verbal communication can create a lot of tension. But imagine a really big Hollywood movie, where it's full of explosions and automatic guns. Loud stops being loud anymore, after a while. So in a yin-yang way, silence needs loudness and loudness needs silence for either of them to have any effect.

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