Seminar Recap: Telling Stories with Sound — Part III

Overview

Sound design and music are a language. When we run out of words and pictures, we rely on sound to coax emotion, create a world, and tell a story. In the last few decades, with the explosion of film and tv, sound has become more integral than ever in telling stories. And in this era of COVID, audio plays are more important than ever. How can playwrights best serve the sound of their play or even of a character without encroaching on the audience’s imagination or a designer’s creativity? This seminar addressed the language, development, and process of sound in playwrighting and performance.

Other videos in this series:

Part I – What a sound designer does

Part II – How a playwright should write for a sound

Part III – Things to avoid in writing for sound (this video)