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Everything you hear on film is a lie

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Tasos Frantzolas |

TEDxAthens

• February 2016

Sound design is built on deception -- when you watch a movie or TV show, nearly all of the sounds you hear are fake. In this audio-rich talk, Tasos Frantzolas explores the role of sound in storytelling and demonstrates just how easily our brains are fooled by what we hear.

Sound design is built on deception -- when you watch a movie or TV show, nearly all of the sounds you hear are fake. In this audio-rich talk, Tasos Frantzolas explores the role of sound in storytelling and demonstrates just how easily our brains are fooled by what we hear.

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Tasos Frantzolas

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Tasos Frantzolas lives and creates at the intersection of audio and technology.

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