Sound and Editing

Back To The Future: Background Noises Development

For skills development we had to recreate the background sounds in the opening scene of Back To The Future. We had to figure out what sounds are similar to the original and then record the sounds with an audio recorder and a microphone. For this task we got into groups and walked around college to find relevant sounds. My group recorded switches, wet tissue splatters (For the dog food splatter), a rolling skateboard, workshop equipment (For the can opener) and the sound of a door unlocking from the inside (For the sound of the key in the door)

Back To The Future: Clip Editing

After recording the sound, we had to edit the sounds onto the appropriate clip. This proved tricky as some sounds were missing, for example the can opener, and we had to link the sounds up with the clip. I did not attempt the clocks, as I wasn't confident I would be able to link the sounds up properly. I also got frustrated with the fact sounds were missing, and eventually gave up. Next time I will try to attempt the tricky scenes and I will not give up.

Copland Clip Recording: Video and Sound

 We had another task to complete for skills development. We were given the script to a scene from Copland and had to recreate it within our own creative image. The class came up with ideas on where to film the clip, the props used and who will play the characters. We filmed the scene, which is set in a coffee shop within a grocery store, in a classroom and used a bar prop and a table. We had to gather the relevant equipment,  and set up the props. We filmed the scene within a day. I decided to help with audio recording and the tasks I did was pushed the button for record, listened to the audio and held the boom microphone to the scene. The audio recording wasn't done well and I, with the rest of the class, would need more practice at recording audio.

Copland Clip Recording: Editing 

After we recorded the audio and filmed the scene, we were tasked with editing it. We had to put all the filmed shots in a creative order by using the different filmed angles. I attempted this task first, as I did not have any headphones to hear the audio clearly and believed the visual task was easier. I soon found some continuity errors in the recordings. One was a repeated line at different points ("Jackie here") and the other came from the later scenes as the cards were placed on the table in a different order and at different points in the scene. I also found it difficult to find the clips I needed. A few lines from the script seemed to have been missing or I couldn't find them. I eventually gave up with the task. Next time I attempt something similar, I will focus on adding in the audio as well because I did not get onto that section of the task.