During the sound lesson and videos I learned many new techniques and methods that are used during sound editing. For example, thanks to this lesson, I learned all about foley: how to create it and where to use it. I also learned about soundscapes, both realistic and non-diegetic sounds. I learned about where it'd be best to use them, how to use them correctly, and when to mention them while analyzing a text.
We then had to put our skills and what we learned to the test through two different projects. For our first sound project (Sound Project #1) we had to come up with an action that could happen in the span of 1-2 minutes. Then we had to create an outline, create foley, choose the sounds and work together to edit it all together in the end. For our second sound project (Sound Project #2) we had to revisit our One Word Film project and figure out what sounds would best fit it. We had to create at least one foley sound, make sure all sounds matched up with the visuals and then individually edit the sound into the project.
For Sound Project #1, me and my partner immediately began thinking of places that could have a lot of sound, that way we can create an engaging soundscape. We then began thinking of sounds we could incorporate into the scene and we used our outline to better help us see how the scene would play out. To edit this project, we were told to use and then used ClipChamp, an app offered through Office 365. I believe that me and my partner did an excellent job at gathering sounds and editing them together so that they flowed nicely and could portray the story. However, looking back on it now I wish that we had put more thought into our setting and action as I feel like we could've done something more interesting.
For Sound Project #2, my partner and I began thinking of sounds we could incorporate into our video. This was, in my opinion, harder to do as the original project was meant to be viewed without sound. However, we were still able to create a realistic soundscape with what we had. For our brainstorming portion, we carefully rewatched the video and thought about what sounds would best fit the portion of the video. Our outline was definitely helpful for this project, just as it would be for any other, because it helped us better analyze and divide up the video, which made brainstorming and editing easier. I used the same editing software that I used from my first sound project: ClipChamp, as I was already familiar with it. I believe that me and my partner did a good job at working out which sounds would best fit the video and using foley to correctly line up the sounds with the video. However, next time I would like to improve my skills with editing both videos and sound because as I was rewatching the project, I noticed many awkward moments that were lacking sound or visuals.
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