Week 8 - Support, Feedback and Development

Editing Feedback

The editing process has gone pretty smoothly. Before I started the main edit, I produced a foley soundscape using BBC Archive Sounds only. I did this so that I could get a feel of what I would be producing with my own sound effects. This was very helpful because I realised what sounds good and what does not sound good. For example, I used a panting sound effect from The BBC Sound library and it did not go well / in time with the scene. As well as this, I learnt to focus on volume and space. By space I mean that I need to focus on where a sound is coming from so that it looks more realistic (is the source of the sound near the screen? then the sound needs to be louder. Is the source of the sound far from the screen? Then the sound needs to be quieter and more distant).

Although this soundscape did not sound great, it was a learning curve for myself because I could fully utilise my editing skills for the final edit.

When I began editing the final soundscape, I would constantly listen back after every bit of progress to make sure the soundscape flowed properly. This technique helped me to stay on track with my work and to make sure that every bit of sound was perfect in terms of timing and sound. Some of the sound effects that did not turn out great when being recorded, were edited on Adobe Audition like the 'Loud Wooden Bang'. This did not turn out as loud as I wanted it to so I turned the volume up and used an effect on Premiere Pro SFX which makes the bang sound like it is closer to the scream.

As mentioned earlier, the panting from the BBC Sound Archive did not sound great and so I decided to record myself panting, whilst watching the scene, to make sure it sounded in time. I also used this recording and turned the pitch down on Adobe Audition to create the male panting sound effect for the scene. I was very pleased with how this came out as I did not require a male to record this. 

I also spent this week sorting out my USB for when I am ready to hand in my work. By this I mean I added extra details to my blog like photographs and pictures of old written work.