VSP - Project 1

11th October 2024 (Week 3)  - 18th October 2024 (Week 4)

Insha Thahirah Rajab - 0360671

Video and Sound Production - Section 04

Bachelor's Degree  in Creative Media (Honors) - Taylors University

Project 1

CONTENTS

Instructions

        Project 1

Reflection

INSTRUCTIONS

PROJECT 

Project 1 

Project 1 is focused on the audio and sound section of this module. Using Premiere Pro, and Adobe Audition, students are required to manipulate and create suitable audio and audio types to suit the environment each project is set in.

Exercise 1 - Audio Dubbing (15%)

For this project, we were given a scene from the movie "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once". This scene was fully mute and we were required to add in recorded lines, sound effects, and ambiance sounds. 

Download  folder: vsp24 audio dubbing

The folder consists of a muted video, and a Word’s file for the dialogues.

To begin I rewatched the scene to get an idea of how the audio can be dubbed to lip-synched perfectly. This included understanding the tone, duration, and delivery. I also took mental note of what kind of sound effects I would need to download and where exactly to place them.

Figure 1.0 Screenshot of original scene, Week 3 (12/10/2024)

Afterwards I started recording lines on my phone and transferred them to google drive.

Figure 1.1 Screenshot of voice recordings, Week 3 (12/10/2024)

Figure 1.2 Drive folder of voice recordings, Week 3 (12/10/2024)

Afterwards, I imported them onto Premiere Pro and as i worked on the project, simultaneously downloaded the needed audio files from https://freesound.org/.

Figure 1.3 Screenshot of Freesound.com, Week 3 (12/10/2024)

I used the "Audio" workspace on Premiere Pro and adjusted clarity and volume, added tags, and adjusted the pitch when it came to dialogue. 

Figure 1.5 Pitch Shifter, Week 4(18/10/2024)

Figure 1.4 Premiere Pro Workspace, Week 4 (18/10/2024)

I made two versions, one with a soundtrack and one without as I felt the soundtrack made it sound more professional, but took away from the goal of the assignment, which was to showcase the audio dubbing and effects and a soundtrack wasn't required.

Link to Project 1 folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1_7Orr17aafBzvq86HIV83Ey5iaRdkNae

Figure 1.6 Project 1 Final Video (with soundtrack), Week 4 (18/10/2024)

Figure 1.7 Project 1 Final Video , Week 4 (18/10/2024)

We also had to fill in a spreadsheet on the scene divisons and breakdown of sounds used etc. This is what mine looked like:

Figure 1.8 Project 1 Spreadsheet, Week 4 (18/10/2024)

Link to Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QVJ2l2t3FZ4nCQ1saeBtrjJeEsDfpcBDT6st5ezHvY8/edit?gid=0#gid=0

Final Submission 

Exercise 2 - Sound Shaping (15%)

For exercise 2, we had to record our own voice for 5 seconds and recreate the following audio effects using Adobe Audition:

1. Voice of phone call.
2. Voice coming from inside of closet.
3. Voice of toilet/bathroom.
4. Underground cave.
5. Alien/ Orc voice

I started off by going through the slides posted by Martin.

 

In the slides, I watched the video tutorial posted by Mr Martin. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR7K0BImofA&ab_channel=martinchong

I started off by recording my voice, then importing it onto Adobe Audition.

Afterward, I followed the instructions accordingly to get different sound effects. The first one is for phone call.

I used a variety of filters as well and played around with other settings to get my output. This was an example for one of my sound shaping:

I finally completed all sound shaping using a variety of tutorials, and experimenting with settings on my own. I found the alien one the most experimental, which I learned to do purely by adjusting various settings.

Drive link: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1YhT2sWicgFd4u7a30hJJOZ1ezQbSkbUi

 

REFLECTION

Project 1 was unexpectedly fun. I have been passionate about sound editing from the start, but to work on fully muted scenes where audio dubbing and lip-synching were required proved to be more exciting. I enjoyed making the scene my own. Recording lines was a little embarrassing, and I made sure to do it when no one was home, but after looking at the final product, it paid off. I learnt how to pitch shift and create ambient sounds which will definitely aid me with future projects and I can't wait to apply these skills.