Video And Sound Production

Video And Sound Production - Project 1

- April 04, 2023

10.4.2023 - 22.5.2023 (Week 2 - Week 8)
Tan Yi-Tyng (0353327)
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Video And Sound Production
Project 1:
Sound for Visual, Sound Shaping & Creating Sound Effects

INSTRUCTIONS

EXERCISE 1 - AUDIO DUBBING

Instruction

Choose or record sound clips to be used to create sound effects to bring a video clip to live. The clips will be provided. Students are required to identify the visual components from the video clip that needs sound.

Requirements for Audio Dubbing:

Editing in Premiere Pro
Dialogue: Audio track 1-4 (one character one trac)
Hard Sound Effects: Audio track 5-7
Ambience Sound: Audio track 8-10
Edit voice from female to male, male to female, human to cute animal/adult to kid: Premiere Pro → Audio Effects → Pitch Shifter → Semi tones)

Process

For this exercise, Mr. Martin provided us with a short clip which is part of the movie called Munich with silent background, and we were asked to add sound effects for that clip. During week 3 practical class, we are assigned into groups to list down the suitable sound effects for each scene.

Fig. 1.1 – Group task (list down each scene on spreadsheet)

For the dialog part, I recorded my voiceover using my phone and inserted the clips into premiere pro. Besides, I also searched for additional sound effects and ambient street sound for the scenes to provide the locational atmosphere.

Fig. 1.2 – Recorded the dialog with phone.

Fig. 1.3 – Arranged all audio files in google drive (link)

Then, I started to place the audio files on timelines and start editing in premiere pro.

Fig. 1.4 – Import the clip into premiere pro

Fig. 1.5 – Add audio tracks to the timelines

Fig. 1.6 - Edit the voice

According to what I have found online, the ideal level for the voice is average at -12dB. So after importing the audio to sync it with the video clip, I tried to adjust all of them within -12dB.

Fig. 1.7 - Ideal level for audio

Also, one of the scenes with dialog is talking with phone, I used a website to help me to apply the phone call voice effect.

Fig. 1.8 - Used to apply phone call voice effect (website)

Fig.1.9 - Process of editing in Premiere Pro

Final Outcome

Fig. 1.10 - Final Project 1: Audio Dubbing

EXERCISE 2 - SOUND SHAPING

Instruction

For the 2nd exercise, we were given 3 audio files and were required to pick one to create the sound shaping for the 4 types of scenarios in Adobe Audition.

Voice of phone call. [mono]
Voice coming from inside of closet. [stereo]
Voice of toilet/bathroom. [stereo]
Underground cave. [stereo]

Use Audio 2_40: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TIDx2XX2GebQXAH8ZrHRAO40HHazxLBc?usp=sharing

Process

1. Phone call

Firstly, in Adobe Audition, I created a multitrack session, named and saved it. Then I went to the Parametric Equalizer to edit the phone call sound effects. To create that, I bring down the Bass, Treble, and raise Mid Range between 500Hz to 2kHz.

Fig. 2.1 – Create new multitrack session & set it as Mono.

Fig. 2.2 – Import the 3 provided audio files.

Fig. 2.3 – Editing the Parametric Equalizer.

Fig. 2.4 – First attempt on phone call effect

After editing the phone sound effects following what Mr. Martin taught us in the tutorial video, I wanted to explore more with using the presets, and I felt that the outcome was more similar to the phone sound effects.

Fig. 2.5 – second attempt edit with present

Fig. 2.6 – Second attempt on phone call effect

2. Inside of closet

I started to create a new multitrack and applied Parametric Equalizer by editing the Treble to the bottom, Bass remain, raise Mid Range to the top. And the result shows a muffled sound like speaking with wrapping it with something. And I have trimmed a little part of the audios due to some repetition mistake errors in the audio.

Fig. 2.7 - Create new multitrack session & set it as stereo.

Fig. 2.8 – Trim the audio

Fig. 2.9 – Editing the Parametric Equalizer.

Fig. 2.10 – Voice coming from inside of closet

3. Toilet

To create something that speaks like an echo in the toilet, I started by creating a new multitrack and applying Parametric Equalizer with reverb sound effects. I experimented with the presets “Depressing Karaoke Bar” and edited its characteristic and output level.

Fig. 2.11 - Create new multitrack session & set it as stereo.

Fig. 2.12 - Editing the reverb setting.

Fig. 2.13 - Voice of toilet/bathroom.

4. Underground cave

I started by creating a new multitrack, same as the toilet sound effect, I used the same technique by using the reverb sound effect. And I used the present called “Bigger room ambience” and then and edit its characteristic and output level.

Fig. 2.14 - Create new multitrack session & set it as stereo.

Fig. 2.15 - Editing the reverb setting.

Fig. 2.16 - Underground cave

Final Outcome

Drive Link to Sound Shaping : Exercise 2: Sound Shaping

Fig. 3.1 – Final outcome: phone call effect

Fig. 3.2 – Final outcome: Voice of bathroom

Fig. 3.3 – Final outcome: Voice coming from inside of closet

Fig. 3.1 – Final outcome: Underground cave

REFLECTION

This was my first time getting exposed to properly edit videos. At first it was a bit overwhelming to tweak with the videos and getting used to using Adobe Premiere Pro, however, after exploring and playing around with it, I soon got used to it. Overall it was fun doing the audio dubbing and also getting to learn and understand how to manipulate audios with the tools. Although it requires some time to work in Audition as well, until I reach the targeted outcome of the voice, however, it was rather enjoyable to just tweak the voices and experiment on it.

TAN YI-TYNG (0353327)