FilmSound.org: dedicated to the Art of Film Sound Design & Film Sound Theory

FilmSound.org: dedicated to the Art of Film Sound Design & Film Sound Theory Unidentified Sound Object Skywalker Sound Skywalker Sound is George Lucas's state of the art post production company located in Marin County, California. It is a part of Lucas Digital Ltd., a company that includes Industrial Light & Magic. The business of Lucas Digital Ltd. is to provide the ultimate in visual effects and movie sound design to the film industry. Skywalker Sound began life as Sprockets Systems in 1980. To better understand the importance of sound (and a high-resolution sound system) to the movie experience, let's take a look at how a movie soundtrack is put together: Dialogue Dialogue is, perhaps, the most important element of a movie soundtrack. Dialogue is typically recorded on the set while the movie is being filmed using a variety of equipment (microphones and tape recorders). Looping or ADR (automated dialogue replacement) is the process whereby an actor enters a sound studio and repeats their lines of dialogue in synchronization with the film action. Sound Effects Foley Designed Sounds Creature Sounds Ambience