Fight Club sound design deconstructed w/ Ren Klyce

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[@Aroyalz122]

in 7:22 when some fella saying -get down , right from there if you pause and play repetadly & very quickly you'll see tyler. you can;t catch it at first as it vanish in blink of an eye. loved it for putting it in

[@botan69]

was looking for this.

[@Kharmatic]

This is a masterclass, please don't stop doing these

[@SOUNDINTHECITY]

Appreciate you doing these. Always find these very interesting.

[@INDEPTHSoundDesign]

Thanks, glad you enjoy them!

[@vinicont]

I'm a sound desing student and I have tried to reproduce this slap-like raw punches a couple of times without success. It seems so simple but actually it's a pain to recreate with minimal quality. For me it's the best sounding fight scene that I can recall watching ever and it doesn't fail to awe me everytime I see it.

[@statebeyond373]

Game changing

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[@stratospheric-tv]

This channel is a real treasure trove!

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I'm glad you enjoy it, thanks!

[@pyrotechnick420]

So turns out my sister is friend's with Ren's younger brother. I actually have a chance to meet this guy, and he's a genius

[@nicolaspecorelli5207]

Grateful I found this channel

[@Cosmo4King]

Great as always. Esp enjoying the added Tyler flash frames.. ;)

[@mindlessfactoryrec]

Incredible sound design!

[@trololo_zhirnota]

Thank you for these

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[@varunvenu88]

This is GOLD

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Thank you!

[@josephkennemer6674]

You're a legend

[@INDEPTHSoundDesign]

High praise- Thanks!

[@joshuakyrann]

Wondering if Tylers dialogue was rerecorded as ADR of it is the on set performance! Sound in this clip is amazing thanks for the video!

[@williamdelarue7649]

This is amazing. I would like to ask you a question, how do you manage to have these separate sound design tracks ?? You ask the productions ?? (I hope not to ask you to reveal your manufacturing secrets) ^^ Thank you.

[@SeanofAllTrades]

Very likely, these are from Special Features on physical releases.

[@mimisaiko]

The first rule of sound design...

[@thisisfyne]

Amazing! One question about the second chapter though: why is dialogue or things like laughter/cheers categorized as expressionistic?

[@INDEPTHSoundDesign]

Good question! In the case of Fight Club, voiceover and Tyler's dialogue is an expression of Jack/Narrator's POV. I'll admit, there are a few things in this video that seem a little arbitrary, but this is the way it was categorized on the Blu-ray special feature. In particular, the "Welcome to Fight Club" scene doesn't really have any truly expressionistic sounds except for Tyler's voice. Here's how it was explained on the Blu-ray for that scene: "As Tyler Durden lays down the rules, Ren Klyce and his team establish the environment of Fight Club through the balance of dialogue and ambient crowd reactions like spitting, can-kicking and other carefully choreographed 'spontaneity.' In this first basement fight sequence, 'flat hard packing sounds' of hand-to-hand combat are mixed with crowd noise and other ambient effects. The result emphasizes the early camaraderie of Fight Club, especially compared to the design of 'Angel Face's Beating.'"

[@thisisfyne]

@@INDEPTHSoundDesign Thanks for the reply mate! I understood why it was the case for narration, but not for dialogue (which is definitely diegetic). I guess they had their own internal rules for sound design and what fit which category :P It's really weird though, because in the two chapters after, Tyler's voice is naturalistic. Anyway!

[@INDEPTHSoundDesign]

@@thisisfyne Haha no you're totally right. I actually had a tough time trying to name the separated elements so I just went with what was listed on the Blu-ray. My theory is that they provided some of those elements (music, dialogue) for context but the stem is FEATURING naturalistic/expressionistic sound, not necessarily saying that's the only thing on the track. There was probably a better way to present this, but I still think listening to the separated elements is useful along with the commentary provided.

[@thisisfyne]

@@INDEPTHSoundDesign Oh, no doubt! Thanks for showcasing this! Your channel is really instructive :)

[@can_sarac]

7:21 left bottom corner

[@INDEPTHSoundDesign]

Hehe, good eye. There might be a few other things to look for...

[@jebatman756]

@@INDEPTHSoundDesign You mean like the Fight Club logo changing into the Starbucks logo at 11:22 ? Haha, love the fact you left us Easter eggs!!! It's not only awesome, it's the only true way of keeping with the spirit of the movie

[@jebatman756]

And at 4:25

[@pyrotechnick420]

This is desperately interesting