So I had this wild idea… I enjoy the work that is put into movies and television shows alike. Especially when you have good sound effects whether accurate or that fit the scene. Be it breaking glass, wood or bones. Howling wind, opening doors, walking feet. The effects person has their work cut out for them…
I once saw a program some years ago on how Star Wars sound effects came to be. One that stuck in my mind was how they made the laser pistol firing sounds. Simply by banging on the support cables that are attached to power towers. Then adjusting the sound till the desired sound was produced.
I thought it might be fun to post a bit of a guessing game here on the site to see how good you are at guessing the source. There is no prize for correct answers, just recognition for the correct answer. I there is no correct answer in a week, I’ll update the post with a clue. After 2 weeks, I’ll post the answer.
Ready?? Here is the sound…
Sound Effect
Update – 9/14/2010
Ok, ready for a hint? This may be a dead give away but then again, maybe not… In the first second or so there are some other sounds, if you are quick, you might catch them. As a hint, the item that made the noise here is something you might find where there are kids as well… I’ll post a picture hint later…
Update – 9/24/2010
And the answer is… a play steering wheel on a childrens playground. Here is a picture of the one I recorded the sound from…
Playset Steering Wheel
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Oh god….this is impossible lol. I am thinking something dragging….metallic maybe? I have no idea, but I did see the Star Wars documentary. I thought that was really cool how they came up with that.