Task 1: Audio Editing

05/09/2023 - 17/10/2023 / Week 2 - Week 8
Reema Arif Hamza / 0362792
Video and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Task 1: Audio Editing

Content

Lectures

Week 1: Module Briefing
Week 2: Framing and Storyboard
Week 3: Storytelling in Film
Week 4: Mise en Scene
Week 5: Production shooting
Week 6: Syncing audio
Week 7: Sound shaping 

Instructions

Task 1: Audio Editing

1.1- Audio Dubbing 

Choose or record sound clips to be used to create sound effects to bring a video clip to life. The clips will be provided. Students are required to identify the visual components from the video clip that need sound. Duration: 2 minutes.

Process

First, I watched the video and documented what sounds I needed and which scenes they were in. Then I recorded myself for each of the dialogues. Then I compiled all the audio tracks into one folder.

Fig. 1.1 Spreadsheet, Week 3 (12/09/2023)

Fig. 1.2 Adding markers in footage, Week 3 (12/09/2023)

Fig. 1.3 Adding audio and using pitch shifter, Week 3 (12/09/2023)

Fig. 1.4 Adding constant power transitions to all audio, Week 3 (12/09/2023)

Fig. 1.5 Task 1.1: Audio Dubbing, Week 4 (18/09/2023)
YouTube Link: Task 1: Audio Dubbing

1.2 - Sound Shaping

Students will record their own voice (5 seconds) and edit the audio into 5 different sound effects: Phone call, bathroom, muffled, underground cave, and alien/orc.

Process

I inserted the audio into the multitrack editor. 

Fig. 1.6 Adding tracks to multitrack editor, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

Fig. 1.7 Adding parametric equalizer, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

For the phone call effect, I brought down the bass and treble, then raised the midrange to 500Hz - 2000 kHz.

Fig. 1.8 Phone Call Parametric Equalizer, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

For the muffled effect, the bass remains the same, the treble is brought down and the midrange is raised.

Fig. 1.9 Muffled Parametric Equalizer, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

For the toilet effect, I increased the decay time, pre-delay time, diffusion, and perception.

Fig. 1.10 Toilet Reverb, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

For the underground cave effect, similar to the toilet I increased everything even further. Then I increased the dry output level to add a subtle spaciousness.

Fig. 1.11 Underground Cave Reverb, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

For the alien effect, I added the flanger and increased everything. The modulation was key to making it sound like an alien. Then I used the pitch shifter to make it higher. 

Fig. 1.12 Flanger , Week 7 (15/10/2023)

Fig. 1.13 Alien Flanger, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

Fig. 1.14 Alien pitch shifter, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

Fig. 1.15 Final tracks complete, Week 7 (15/10/2023)

Final

Link to final soundtracks: click here

Reflection

Through these audio editing exercises, I was able to better understand how to edit sound and use software like Premier Pro and Audition for sound editing. I now understand the concept behind sound effects like parametric equalizer and reverb. Overall, I learned many new skills and hope to keep improving in audio editing. 



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