Task 16: Why is sound so important in film?

What is sound? Sound is vibrations that travel through air that can be heard when it reaches into an animal or human's ears. And what is soundscape? Soundscape is sound that creates an environment or atmosphere. What is sound design? Sound design is specific manipulated sound that has been designed to generate a certain effect for a film, theatre production, video games or even for a radio station.  What is suspending belief? Suspending disbelief basically means manipulating certain things, which in this case would be sound, to get the audience to belief the unbelievable. This means muting realism and logic for pure enjoyment. 

But why is sound so important in film? Well it is believed in the film industry that sound establishes atmosphere and tone, and it helps to give the audience clues about characters and the plot, as well as to identify the genre of the film. Sound can also be used to create realism for the audience.
Director of the 'Star Wars' franchise George Lukas, says that sound makes up 50% of any film. What Lukas is saying is that without sound you only have half of a product or a film that is half as good as it could be.

Over time, as technology has developed, so has sound and sound design. It is said that sound in film is a 3 dimentional, visceral experience, that makes the film enjoyable to hear as much as it is to watch.