Video and Sound Production // Project 1 : Audio Editing

 

 Lo Yi En / 0355192

Bachelor of Mass Communications (Hons)

Video and Sound Production

Project 1 : Audio Editing

13/05/2024-27/05/2024 / (Week 3-6)

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INSTRUCTION

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Project 1 : Audio Editing

Exercise 1 : Sound Dubbing

fig. 1.1 ; Instruction Slide

Week 3

We were tasked to do sound dubbing for a muted clip from the movie "Everything , Everywhere all At Once". We have to record the dialogue and list out the sound effects in the clip. Then, we will do sound editing for the audio tracks to match the movie clips. 

Sound effects can be sourced from:

https://freesound.org/

https://99sounds.org/

https://www.kasradesign.com/need-sound-effects-top-8-free-sound-effects-websites/

Task requirements - 10 audio tracks:

2 tracks for dialogue, one character one track. 

4 tracks for sound effects, 

3 tracks for ambience sound.

We work in groups to finalize the spreadsheet so that we can make progress a little faster. Then we find the sound link by ourselves.

fig. 1.2 ; Muted "Everything everywhere all at once" movie clip

fig. 1.3 ; Scenes breakdown & sound effects spreadsheet

fig. 1.4 ; Dialogue script  

Sound effects sources : https://freesound.org

Sound effects and recordings are uploaded to Google Drive

First, I imported the sound effect clips and ambient background noise. I arranged sound effect and ambient noise according to the scenes.

fig. 1.5 ; Import sound effects

After that, sound effects are imported and inserted into the sequence according to the specific running time. I also add Audio Effect (Constant Gain & Constant Power) in some clips.

fig. 1.6 ; Arranging sound clips

To get a man voice, I edit my voice by decreasing five semi-tones in the Pitch Shifter.

 

fig. 1.7 ; Pitch Shifter - Edit voice

Final Submission

Final Project 1 - Exercise 1: Sound Dubbing "Munich"

Exercise 2 : Sound Shaping

We were tasked to shape the provided audio into the assigned sound effects listed below:

fig. 2.1 ; Instruction Slide

Original audio : https://drive.google.com/file/d/15O_eivWAz7cuva8V1D0z9dpXoxbwLOaO/view?usp=sharing

Progression in Adobe Audition

First, I import my original audio into Adobe Audition.

fig. 2.2 ; Import audio - Adobe Audition

After that , I start try to tuning the sound to best fit the space

fig. 2.3 ; Editing phone call sound effect- Adobe Audition

fig. 2.4 ; Editing voice from inside closet- Adobe Audition

fig. 2.4 ; Editing alien voice- Adobe Audition

fig. 2.5 ; Editing voice in bathroom- Adobe Audition

fig. 2.6 ; Editing voice in a cave- Adobe Audition

Final Submission

fig. 2.7 ; Exercise 2 : Audio Shaping

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REFLECTION

Through the two exercises, I learned basic audio editing skills. I found the sound dubbing exercise interesting, but it was not easy work. Breaking down the specific timing of the sound effects and dialogue, as well as finding suitable sound effects are time-consuming. During the class, Mr Martin shared several case studies with us, and I also viewed different outcomes from my friends' projects. This experience helped me understand how various sound effects can evoke different emotions in a film. Exercise 2 was a basic audio shaping exercise that taught us how to manipulate audio in various scenarios by adjusting the sound effect settings in Adobe Audition.