audio cliches
animals are NEVER silent: rats squeaking, snakes hissingfull moon has hooting owl or howling wolf
dogs always know who's bad and bark
same cat scream over and over
- red-tailed hawk screech: used when in a desert high noon scenario
- all bicycles have bells
- Bombs have a blinking beeping timer display
- minute countdown
- explosions in slowmo
- blast sends people flying in slo mo to camera
- whistling bombs falling from plane
- explosions always sync up (and fireworks, too)
- care tires screech or squeal, brakes squeak
- all computer buttons beep
- text being spelled out makes typing or printer sound
- instant storms: crack of thunder/lightning, instant rain
- thunder syncs with lightning
- squeaky doors
- noise always comes through open window
- crickets chirping if you're not in the city
- castle thunder- until 1980s, same sound recorded for Frankenstein
- people talking normally around running helicopter
- airplane makes no noise until right on top of characters
- airplane tires screech on landing
- airplanes whine when going into dive
- knife or weapon pull out is always metal on metal sound
- everybody speaks English, even aliens
- baby can be heard after bad news
- whispers never heard by villain, but stepping on a branch is
- people's arms and legs make swishing noises in fight
- first words always cause microphone feedback
- people can hear each other at discos and nightclubs
- everybody sounds like they're righ in your ear, no matter how far form camera
- kisses sloppy for drama
- dreams have reverb sound
- falling people's screams always fade out (even in short distance)
- noises in space like explosions and deep humming sound
- fired guns never recoil but BOOM
- nobody runs out of ammo and bullets always ricochet
- sci-fi weapons power up with a hum
- the Wilhelm scream
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