SIFU SPEAKS: The Dynamic Power of Sound
What makes a great fight scene, is it the incredible choreography? The story and emotion of the fight? Or perhaps the realness and brutality of technique? When it comes to fight scenes that transcend the simple level fantasy of moving at someone with choreography to a level that is believable and almost all too real, there is one component that connects us to the fighter’s emotions, that moves strikes at blinding speeds, and that sharpens the swords we see on screen. That component is sound, and it enhances the scene in many aspects, so let’s take a look at a few: Sound Adds Emotion. A fight is a story in itself, representing the struggle and chaos of the characters emotions on a physical level. We don’t need words to explain the stress and pain of the event, when we hear the shout, grunt, or heaving of a character, we instinctively […]