13 Why is there a sound effect inserted into the Oscars live broadcast when Will Smith 'slaps' Chris Rock ? (twitter.com) posted 2 years ago by meme_kat 2 years ago by meme_kat +16 / -3 21 comments share 21 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Sound effect also present in another broadcast. It was added by a sound engineer.
Live US broadcast on ABC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVQRc_l8kAE
Playback at .25x speed and you'll see the sound effect actually starts before Smith makes 'contact' with Chris Rock
You can see will smiling right after and go back into acting serious.
He's bumped the microphone. It's the thud of hitting Chris' clip-on mic.
Source: I used to go to church and they'd bump that shit all the time.