Sound

The sound lesson was a great introduction to new techniques that can improve my films by using sound more effectively. It explained how sound plays an important role in adding depth to a scene and shaping how the audience reacts. I now feel more equipped to use sound to communicate ideas and emotions in my project.

For the sound project, we were assigned the task of creating a 1-2 minute scene using only sound and no visuals. We were only allowed to use seven spoken words in total, so we had to focus on sound effects. We were able to pull from online sound libraries, but we also had to create at least four sounds ourselves, much like a Foley artist. To help plan everything, we used an outline to help with our scene before we started working on the audio.

When my partner and I brainstormed ideas, we thought about different situations where sound would be important. Then we decided to make a soccer scene where a player scores a goal in a stadium. We chose this because we knew there would be a variety of sounds we could use like the ball being kicked, crowd reactions, and footsteps. Our outline was a key part of the process because it helped us pick which sounds we needed to find and which we could make ourselves. It also helped us organize the sequence of sounds so everything fit together well during editing.

For editing, I used Movavi Video Editor, a software I’m familiar with because it has all the tools I needed to layer and time the sounds properly. The editing process helped us bring everything together smoothly, and I was happy with how the sounds blended to tell a story without any visuals.  Overall, the project was successful, particularly the way we blended and matched the sounds. The next time, I would pick my sounds more carefully because some of them didn't quite work with the scene as well as they could have. Apart from that, I'm happy with the outcome.

Editing of the project

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