Video and Sound Production Project 1

01.09.2021- //Week 2 - Week?

Koh Han Rong (0344410) 
Bachelor of Design (Hons) Creative Media
Video & Sound Production // Project 1

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Lectures:

1. Speech: 
   
   An important tools for understanding the story of the film
• Dialogue: Conversation between characters in movie.
• Voice Over: The voice of an unseen narrator speaking.
2. Sound Effects:
• Ambience: refers to the background noise present at a given scene or a location.
• Hard or "cut" effects: Almost every sound we hear at the movies that isn't dialogue or music is a sound effect.  For example: Train sliding door open and close, foot steps, train moving on tracks, ambience in train etc.
3. Music:
   
   Music in movie is to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact.

(b) Dubbing: 

Or automated Dialog Replacement (ADR), is the process of re-recording dialogue after the filming process to improve audio quality or reflect dialogue changes.

(c) Foley: 

A sound effects technique for synchronous effects or live effects.

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Instruction:

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Task:

Part 1: Audio dubbing

We were assigned the responsibility of doing audio dubbing for the Disney PIXAR film "Soul" this week. Joe Gardner, a middle school music instructor, attempts to reconnect his spirit and body after they are separated by accident shortly before his big break as a jazz musician. There is no music necessary for this job; simply speech and sound effects are required.

Figure1.1 Progression

Figure1.2 Final Soul

Part 2: Audio Shaping 

For this task, we are required to apply the effects below to the given audio using Adobe Audition. 

1. Voice of a phone call.
2. Voice coming from inside of closet.
3. Voice of big stadium.
4. Voice of the bathroom.
5. Underground cave.

Figure2.1 Bathroom

Figure2.2 Cave

Figure2.3 Closet

Figure2.4 Phone call 

Figure2.5 Stadium

Part 3: Sound Design Exercise 3

Download the provided audio clip in Google Drive and try the sound design exercise :

1.  Magnification EXPLOSION sound

2.  Variation of PUNCH SOUNDS (Triple punches)

3.  MONSTER of ALIEN voice (select one part from sample voice)

Figure3.1 Explosion

Figure3.2 Alien

Figure3.3 Punch

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Reflection:

Overall, This project was very interesting to me it help me learn about what can I do with my sound even another person's sound. Mr. Martin was very nice and patiently guide us to the right way. 

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