Sound Project

          

         

          The sound lesson was very interesting and it introduced me to new ways to help make my films better by utilizing sound techniques. This lesson also explained to me why and how sound is used in media in order to enhance the meaning of a film. I can use this new knowledge in order to help communicate a message in my films or to help create reactions from the audience. For example, the use of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds in a film can help create specific reactions from the audience.

           For the sound project, we were directed to create a 1-2 minute scene using ONLY sound. We would have to rely on the new techniques we learned during the sound lesson in order to create a scene. We were only allowed to use a total of 7 words during the scene. We were allowed to use sounds from online databases, but we also had to create at least 4 sounds; just like a foley artist would. We also had to make an outline of our project, so we could plan what we were going to make.

          Before doing anything, me and my partner brainstormed and thought of scenarios we could use for this project. After some consideration, we decided that we would make a scene of a soccer player scoring a goal while playing in a stadium. We picked this because we were familiar with the topic and because there were many sounds that we could use. After picking our scene, we made an outline. This outline was the building block of our project, as it helped us greatly in many ways. Firstly, it helped us pick sounds so that we could create the scene only using sound. Then, it helped us organize those sounds. This allowed us to download the right sounds from the data bases and create our own sounds. The outline also helped us imagine what the project would look like when finished, and if we needed to make any changes. Lastly, the outline helped us organize our editing, because we had an idea of what sounds needed to be used and where they should go. I edited using the Movavi Video Editor as I am familiar with it and it had great tools that allowed me to edit the film and make it as good as possible.

                                                        ^Making the project^

        Overall, I am quite satisfied with our project. There are many positives, and of course some areas where we could improve in the future. I am really happy with the editing and think it was very well-done. The editing helped make the sounds work together to create a scene where video wasn't necessary in order to tell it's story. One thing I would like to improve for my next project is the sounds used. I think some of the sounds didn't completely fit their roles and could've been better. Other than that, I think the rest was really good.

LINK TO THE PROJECT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJzWfnP4Mpk