If the scene is exterior, like in the opening scene for Forrest Gump, it is the sound department's job to build the activity of the town, the air, basically the total atmosphere. Are you inside or outside? This is super easy to distinguish in the script because the answer is given to you right away, by the heading Interior (Int.) or Exterior (Ext.) and Day or Night.
Finally when reading a script, what are the transitions? Not every time but nearly often enough, these transitions are great opportunities for composition or sound design to help push the scenes forward..Also try to go to the first script reading with the actors to really gain a sense of this for the scenes. What emotions are supposed to be conveyed at certain points? Make notes for yourself to flag your thoughts.What things are being moved around? Is it in a cafe? Is someone cooking while having a conversation? Think about the actions that are happening in the scenes.Think about the spaces in which scenes are shot.The mind is unspoiled with visuals or sounds, and you may find that reading allows you to instinctively draw on your internal ear vs. Reading the script before you see the final edit, or anything for that matter, gives you a chance to go into the project pure. Therefore, try as best you can to get your hands on the script before you do anything else. Some ideas and answers are found right there in the script. This showcases the evolution of sound as part of the process from beginning to end, successfully impacting the film. In his video on the SoundWorks Collective website, Randy Thom speaks about the Sundance Composers Lab, which was originally mostly for composers but now includes sound designers. Directors now look to great recordists, designers, mixers, and composers early on in the process for input. So much so, the sound department is considered a contributor in the preproduction phase of a project. No longer is it left for cleanup but for true contribution, respect, and artistry. With new understanding of sound as a concept (something to be creative with and designed) and the increase in hardware technologies (improved power, mics, and software), sound has forever changed for the better. Often it was a cleanup job, a place to fix things that had been left out or underconsidered. It was the element in film production that was overlooked until the film was shot and edited. In the past, sound was unfortunately not taken as seriously as it is now.
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