Blog post Sound

 Hey blog! A while back I learned about how sound can make a great difference to a film production and how to incorporate sound into your film.

We started off, watching a short clip from the old Jurassic Park movie and was asked to name all the sound we heard. We also had a take note about different sounds, which the teacher gave specific examples such as Sound effects, music, sound perspective and etc.

For Sound project #1, we worked in a group of 2 people we created a Soundscape Planning Outline for a 1–2-minute, school-appropriate scene. Brainstorm 1–2-minute scenes that literally take place in that time frame. Choose one scene and create a detailed outline of the sound effects that will tell the story. The scene may only contain seven spoken words in total. My partner and I decided to do the Amazon Rainforest our idea was to we wanted to do as much sound as possible to make sure our project is clear and specific. In addition, our main focus for our outline consisted of rain, animal sounds, talking, footsteps, driving noises, and voiceovers. We used Clipchamp which helped us layer our sounds to make it more realistic. Overall, my partner and I project was well with a clear motive. A few things I would say we tried putting in heartbeats, but you can’t hear them as well as you can’t hear the bus driving, and some may get confused. The end of the project we should’ve added the animal footsteps as well.

To conclude, for the Sound Project #2 we worked with a group of 2 as well, but this time it’s the same person you had made your short film with no sound a while back. Your group needs to collaboratively develop a detailed list of sound effects for your "One Word Film" video, formatted like the previous sound project outline. Create a Sound List: Develop an outline of all the sounds (environmental, Foley, music, and stings) needed to create a realistic soundscape that supports your assigned word. Collect Sounds: Work together to record or find these sounds (Foley stage encouraged!).Individual Editing: Each group member must individually edit their unique soundscape onto the original video submission. We didn’t have to do much for brainstorming because we brainstormed for the project already, so we had to just add sound effects. For the project I used Clipchamp because it was easier than adobe premiere. Overall, I think my project was good I used realistic sounds that matched perfectly with some of the shots. Then only thing I would say is that the voiceovers don’t match with the person, so it does sound weird, but it doesn’t tell the story and is in the theme of what we had to do.