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5.9.2022 - 19.9.2022 (Week 2- Week 4)
Loh Qiao Yin / 0348923
Video and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media /
Taylor's University
Project 1
Audio Editing Exercises
LECTURES
Week 2
Intro to Film Sound
Sound elements
1) Speech
2) Sound effects
3) Music
Dubbing
- the process of re-recording existing dialogue after the filming process to improve audio quality
Foley
- sound effects technique for live effects
[Other lectures are completed in their respective blogs]
INSTRUCTIONS
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TASK
Exercise 1: Audio Dubbing
We are individually required to do a voiceover for the cat and the main character in a short scene from Soul.
Exercise 1: Audio Dubbing
We are individually required to do a voiceover for the cat and the main character in a short scene from Soul.
i. Collecting sound effects/ Recording audio
Sourcing certain sound effects from freesound.org
Sourcing certain sound effects from freesound.org
Fig 2.1 Sourcing sound effects, 8 September 2022
Fig 2.2 Dialogue for audio dubbing, 8 September 2022
ii. Editing progress
Tweaking the volume for each voice and sound effects are quite crucial to ensure they all blend in well with the actions of the characters/ environment.
Tweaking the volume for each voice and sound effects are quite crucial to ensure they all blend in well with the actions of the characters/ environment.
Fig 2.3 Process, 8 September 2022
iii. First draft- 'Soul' audio dubbing
Fig 2.4 First draft- 'Soul 'voiceover, 8 September 2022
I forgot to meow 2 more times and my volume for certain sound is either too quiet/loud. Thus, I fixed it for the final submission.
iv. Final- 'Soul' audio dubbing
iv. Final- 'Soul' audio dubbing
Fig 2.5 Final- 'Soul' voiceover, 22 September 2022
Exercise 2: Sound Shaping with EQ
We were required to play with EQ and reverb to create the sound for the following 4 locations.
It was actually not that easy to control the reverb settings to achieve the type of echo I want in each location. I had to re-listen the audio again and again as if it's my first time listening to it so that I will have a clear judgement.
1) Voice of phone call
2) Voice coming from inside of closet
3) Voice of toilet/bathroom
4) Underground cave
5) Voice of big stadium (Extra from demo video)
Exercise 3: Sound Design
We were required to design 3 different sound effects according to each topic in Adobe Audition.
1) Magnification explosion sound
2) Variation of punch sounds (Triple punches)
3) Monster of alien voice
Exercise 2: Sound Shaping with EQ
We were required to play with EQ and reverb to create the sound for the following 4 locations.
Fig 3.1 Exercise brief, 24 October 2022
Fig 3.2 Progress in Adobe Audition, 24 October 2022
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Fig 3.3 Audio file of phone call, 24 October 2022
Fig 3.3 Audio file of phone call, 24 October 2022
2) Voice coming from inside of closet
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Fig 3.4 Audio file of closet, 24 October 2022
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Fig 3.5 Audio file of toilet/bathroom, 24 October 2022
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Fig 3.6 Audio file of underground cave, 24 October 2022
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Fig 3.7 Audio file of big stadium, 24 October 2022
We were required to design 3 different sound effects according to each topic in Adobe Audition.
Fig 4.1 Progress in Adobe Audition, 31 October 2022
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Fig 4.2 Audio file explosion, 31 October 2022
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Fig 4.3 Audio file punch sounds, 31 October 2022
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Fig 4.4 Audio file alien voice, 31 October 2022
FEEDBACK
Week 4
General feedback
0 to -6 (dialogue)
-20 (ambience)
-10 to -15 (hard sound effect)
Specific feedback
- footsteps little girl, more meows
Week 4
General feedback
0 to -6 (dialogue)
-20 (ambience)
-10 to -15 (hard sound effect)
Specific feedback
- footsteps little girl, more meows
REFLECTION
I cannot believe that I was hiding in my room, doing voice acting for a cat's meow, praying that no one in my house hears it. Jokes aside, voice-acting is a really fun thing to do and I have always wanted to try it. I got to know more audio effects for changing the pitch of a voice. It is also useful to put theories into practice in this exercise for the movie Soul. It was quite time-consuming to sync the voice to the mouths though.
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