Sound Projects' Reflection

In the sound lessons and assigned videos, I learned about the different types of sound used in film production. This includes sounds that come from inside the film (dogs barking, ocean waves), and sounds that come from outside the film (sound effects, background music). 

Sound Project #1 

For this sound project, my partner and I had to use only sound to convey a 1-minute and 30-second scene that told a story. (We couldn't use already-made soundscapes)

My partner and I decided to make our sound project #1 based on a dog in the middle of a stormy field getting abducted by an alien spaceship.

During the brainstorming, my partner and I listed a bunch of sounds we thought would go with the scene we thought of, and wrote down every sound we could think of. After that, we created an outline with multiple "scenes" where we divided the project into different sections to organize the sounds. Then we used this outline to download sounds from Pixabay.com and import them into Clipchamp. The outline definitely saved us time with organizing the sounds in the timeline, but when it came time to put everything together, we added new sounds not from the outline that previously slipped our minds, making the project feel more complete and real. Furthermore, Foley sounds were added later, which added more personality to the project.

I believe my partner and I did a good job at portraying our scene with only sounds. The timeline was complex and utilized all of the sound editing tools to their fullest capacity to give the project an immersive experience when listening. Although I feel as if our ending was rushed and did not fit well with the atmosphere of the entire project. I feel like we should have spent more time finding quality audios for the ending. Overall, I am happy with the outcome.

Link: RamsayStark_soundscape_per1 

Sound Project #2

For this sound project, I had to go back to my original OWF (One Word Film) project and add audio to it to further elaborate the story.

During brainstorming, I talked with my previous partner from the OWF project, and we thought of many sounds that could be used to elaborate on the story of our film. Once that was done, we created an outline that described which sounds went into each scene in the film. The outline helped organize the film as it allowed me to download the sounds for the specific scenes as I went along editing the film. For this project, I used Clipchamp.

I am very happy with how this project came out, and I am confident in saying I feel like this is my best project I have created to date. I think I utilized the sound editing tools (fade-ins, fade-outs, volume, speed) to their fullest capacity to create an immersive atmosphere that added to the story of the film. I spent a lot of time perfecting everything and making sure everything matched with the video (footsteps, transition sounds, songs), and I believe there was not much better I could have done. I maybe could have spent more time adding more sounds or refining sounds already in the film, but overall, I think I did a great job

Link: OWFSound_Ramsay.mp4