Sound

        Learning about sounds has helped me create a more detailed focus on films due to all the different sounds you hear in them. For example, different kinds of sounds you hear in film could be synchronous, asynchronous, diegetic, nondiegetic, sound motif, sound perspective, sound bridge, a voiceover, epistolary voice, music, stings, or sound effects.

    After learning all of the different kinds of sounds, we were assigned two projects to complete. The instructions for the first project required us to create a short film with no visuals but only sounds, that is no less than a minute and no longer than a minute and thirty. These certain sounds had to create a visual of the context of the story we planned out on our outline. Not only did we have to look for sounds online, but we had to create Foley sounds that depict real-life scenarios. For example, we had created footsteps in the snow by crushing cornstarch in a cloth.

    The second project we were assigned required us to add sound to our previous "One Word" project. We had to create or find realistic sounds to add to our video.

    Before creating these two projects, we had to brainstorm for ideas. We used an outline to help organize all of our ideas and sounds for each clip. For example, for our project, our clips were outside in the track, so we decided to add footsteps, wind, birds, and cheering to give the scene a realistic soundscape.

    For the editing portion of the project, we first used iMovie to gather all of our clips into the clip. After editing the video, we used Clipchamp to add the sounds, change some of the settings of the sounds, and organize the timing.

    The project was a very educational experience. Our project did very well on adding different styles of sounds in each clip and background music. Although we did very well, there were some negatives. Certain sounds were poorly transitioned and sounded choppy. Overall, the project was very fun to complete.