Self Assessment (Shaun Of The Dead)

Evaluation:

We were given the task of making the sounds for a film using the art of foley. We recorded an array of sounds but for the sounds that we couldn't get we used some royalty free sounds, telephone ringing and background music from the internet made by Kevin Macleod, as a backing track to the clip. Once we recorded all the sounds we synched  them to the clip at the parts where we wanted the sounds to go and added sound panning and also we added reverb to the sound. We also added an effect were it made it sound grainy when he walked into the shop as it changed music to make it sound like it was playing through the shops speakers.

What I Thought Worked Well:

I think the background worked well through the entire piece. I think that we synched the walking up pretty well. The slipping noise worked well considering it was a easy noise to make it worked better than we thought it would. I also think we synched that well with piece. I thought the opening f the fridge noise worked extremely well.

What I Thought Didn't Work Well:

The noise of picking up the can was, admittedly, not the best but we didn't have time to record another. 

What I Would Do Differently In The Future:

I would manage my time better so I could record all my sounds or choose a better sound effect if I didn't know how to make the sound.I also would make sure to upload it to drop box or email it to each other so if one of us is ill or haven't turned up then we an access it easily.

Overall:

Overall I think it went well. For our second project I think we worked well together and also we made a few mistakes but we can learn from these mistakes and improve on the next one.

Sound Panning

1st - The Fast And Furious

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfV87TgYH78

It is used when they are racing down the straight. As there is two cars. Also there is a train that goes from left to right. The

Car sounds are mixed in together. The sounds are different however. Im not sure if there is foley sound used or not.

2nd - Shaun Of The Dead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUCqPxfpMCQ&list=PLvoJS32uCYn2KK76kzpW48eljcRs2ZgPU

Sound Panning is used when Simon Pegg is walking along the pavement and someone runs past him from right to left. Their isn't sounds mixed together however their is foley sounds. When you hear the footsteps of Simon Pegg they sound like foley sounds. 

3rd - UP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlGg4nt01G8

Soundtrack For Film Foley Sound

Soundtrack For Film

Shaun Of The Dead - Foley Sound

. Walking on Pavement: 0:00 - 0:20 (Walking)

. Freezer Opened: 00:40 (Open door) 

. Freezer Closed: 00:44 (Close Door)

. Trip On Pavement: 00:01 (trip over something)

. Slip On Bloody tile: 00:35 (squeak noise)

. Yawning: 00:05 - 00:08 (Yawn)

. Running On Pavement: 00:07 - 00:09 (Run on Pavement)

. Freezer Opening: 00:26 (Open door)

. Freezer Closing: 00:34 (Close Door)

. Can Picked Up: 00:28 (Pick up a can)

. Put can down: 00:31 (Put Can Down)

. Can Picked Up: 00:32 (Pick Up a Can)

. Sigh: 00:44 (Sigh)

Now we need to decide how to recreate these sounds through Foley Sound.

Sounds like footsteps, yawns and sighs are sounds we can easily create ourselves, but we will have find some way of creating more complicated sounds like the slip, the cans and the freezers.

We also need to choose some music to accompany the clip. This music should be slow, eerie and spooky. It should create an unsettling atmosphere and give the idea that something isn't right.

We will have to use Audio Panning when creating our Foley Sound. From 00:07 - 00:09, when the runner passes Shaun, we want to make his steps sound closer and closer and then more and more distant as he comes and goes. This will be difficult but, through panning, we can create this effect. This will mean the sounds matches the visuals in the clip and should be more realistic.

Diagetic/Non-Diagetic Sound and Foley Project

DIAGETIC + NON-DIAGETIC SOUND

Diagetic sound is sound that is made within the scene within the diegesis. This can be anything from a song playing through the radio to the character speaking or any sound that is in the environment in the movie. 

Non-diagetic sound is sound that isn't in the world of were the movie is set. This can be anything from music that is playing over the top of the movie or a narrator that is explaining what is going on over the top of the scene but isn't actually in the diegesis.

Sometimes sounds can start of Non-Diagetic and then turn into a diagetic sound. For example if someone is narrating off screen but then they are on screen and continuing saying what they were saying it has turned from a non-diagetic sound to a diagetic sound. Non-diagetic sound is things like a narrators commentary, the score etc.

Diagetic EG. Actors speaking within the scene, Cars in the world etc

Non-Diagetic EG. Narration over the scene, Gunshots etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYiXbt9LMwo

Foley

Foley is the process of recording (typically in post production)sound effects. For example someone typing on a keyboard on screen would make a noise but sometimes people will record someone just typing on a keyboard and put it over the top of  the the scene to emphasise that he is typing.

EG. Making a noise of horse walking with something like coconuts, swinging a sword and hitting something etc 

Jack Foley - Jack Foley was born on the 12 of April 1891 and he invented the art of foley hence the name of it. He worked in a hardware store and then when the farmers sold the land to the city of L.A for water rights he figured that the town needed a source of income and decided to start up a  movie business as it had picked up recently in L.A. He then went to work on pictures such as Melody of Love, Show Boat (1929), Dat Ol' Ribber, Spartacus, and Operation Petticoat. He even got the award the golden reel. - Instead of using pre-recorded sounds that were used generically, Foley's process involved synchronising sounds to individual productions to give them a more realistic feel.

Someone making the sound of a sword being drawn using a sword and a spatula.

JuxtaPosition

A juxtaposition is the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. Movies use juxtaposition of images frequently to evoke a given response. For example, in "The Godfather," in 1972, a baby is baptized while violent scenes are being shown at the same time. This creates a range of emotion and reaction, sadness not the least of them. Another example is filmmaker Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" where scenes of violence and war were shown while "What a Wonderful World" played in the background. Michael Moore may have been attempting to evoke emotions of anger or frustration within the viewer.

Foley Sounds - Animation Project

The Animation: 

. http://bit.ly/1h57MRz

Non-Diagetic Sound(s) Used:

. Prelude and Action - Kevin Macleod

Diagetic Sound(s) Used:

. Arrow Flying Through The Air - Blowing through a pen lid

. Arrow Getting Stuck In The Tree - Ruler on the edge of a table

. Horse Running 1 - Tapping on a notepad

. Hitting The Woman - Waving a cane and hitting the floor

. Men Shouting - Me and George shouting

. Head Splatting - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzhjY4ETXdA

. 2nd Horse Noise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtkhv22SoZ8

Evaluation:

We were given the task of making the sounds for an animation using the art of foley. We recorded an array of sounds but for the sounds that we couldn't get to sound good we used some royalty free sounds, Splat and horse walking sound, from the internet. We also used Prelude and Action, made by Kevin Macleod, as a backing track to the clip.

What I Thought Worked Well:

I think the first horse noise worked well through the entire piece. I think that we synched it up pretty well to the movement of the horse. I think the arrow flying through the air worked well with the arrows. Considering it was a easy noise to make it worked better than we thought it would. I also think we synched that well with piece.I thought the head splatting noise worked extremely well. As soon as his head exploded the noise played.

What I Thought Didn't Work Well:

The second horse noise was not the best admittedly but we needed a sound effect for it and we didn't have the time to record another. The hitting of the woman sound was not the best for a flesh ripping noise as in the clip when the man hits the woman her back rips open. It made a click noise instead of that noise. However we didn't know how to make this noise. 

What I Would Do Differently In The Future:

I would manage my time better so I could record all my sounds or choose a better sound effect if I didn't know how to make the sound.I also would make sure to upload it to drop box or email it to each other so if one of us is ill or haven't turned up then we an access it easily.

Overall:

Overall I think it went well. For our first project I think we worked well together and also we made a few mistakes but we can learn from these mistakes and improve on the next one.

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