Film Reflection 6

February 23rd 2009

This lesson, my group and I, which only consisted of only Benny, Clare and I, continued to work on the soundtracks of "Dark Before Dawn" comic strip. We carried on with our original soundtrack document that we worked on last lesson, and finalized scene 24 to scene 29. While Clare and I were editing the soundtrack document, Benny taped bits of us talking and discussing about how we were going to create different sorts of sounds which matched the scenes of the comic strip for the documentary of the "How to be a Sound Designer" assessment process. Afterward, we prepared the filming and sound recording equipment and then started to discuss the locations we were going to record the sounds, since we already wrote down how we were going to create them. My group and I used many places to record the sounds, such as the climbing wall area, where we would use the soil to create a large thumping sound for the bird landing. We also collected some pebbles and scattered them across the floor to create the sound of pebbles moving from the wind. Furthermore, we recorded more sounds such as wind blowing and stones falling on the floor to create the sound of large rocks falling off a cliff. Our goal is to complete the sound recording as soon as possible so that we could have more time to edit them to where they are suppose to be placed in the comic. Today I developed my knowledge on the importance of sound recording, I realized that without sound, the comic would just be plan and unrealistic. I also developed a basic knowledge of sound recording, how to use the mic, where to hold it while recording, etc. I also improved my skills on using audio film equipment, as well as improving my teamwork skills, where everybody participates and engages into the activity. By the end of the lesson, my group finished planning the soundtracks for the comic strip, as well as completing a few of the basic soundtracks. We were also able to capture the soundtracks we recorded onto the computer and edited a little section of them. Overall, I thought this lesson was very useful because I learnt many methods of creating a variety of sounds through objects that I always use or see. I thought this lesson was very fun and very helpful, and I am very looking forward to continue creating sounds for the comic strip.