Sunday, 9 October 2016

An assessment of the audio in my silent film



We used the audio of our own running footsteps and scuffling shoes in order to create the illusion of realism in the silent film, i feel the actual sound and my placement of it was effective but the recording was flawed. This is because i recorded it at a low volume and so had to amplify the sound in the editing process, though as a result i was able to hear it i feel it damaged the audio quality. Nonetheless the asset sounds realistic and contributes to the quality of the short film.

Another native sound asset we used was the door slam and yelling sound effects. Unlike some of the other sound effects recorded in the collage the door slam sound effect didn't need to be edited in volume since it was loud enough. I feel this is likely the best sound asset we recorded in collage since it was striking and fitting for the chase even though we didn't actually slam the door. This added to the film's atmosphere, furthermore it also had background noises in the audio file - we accidentally recorded snippets of conversation when we opened the door. However i feel this error added to the realism and effectiveness of the audio file.

The yelling sound effects were also decent. because they were done in a silly manner the sound effects added to the comedy of the film though they weren't realistic in any way. 

I also added some sound effects from the Internet like the punching sound files. I feel that these both added to the realism of the film and the slapstick comedy since they were generic noises you would find in iconic old comedies like woody Allen's "banana". I feel these definitely added to the quality of the short film and were essential, i feel my placement of them in the film was adequate as well.

Furthermore i also used the sound of rumbling thunder and hellish noises in the scene of the film where "Jesus" calls god to punish the other characters. I feel these noises enhanced the moment, making it very dramatic and consequently completely ridiculous since the scene is so bizarre. However i probably overdid the SFX in this section of the film because i wanted it to be as ridiculous as possible, this led me to look for more and more over the top noises on the Internet and as a result i might of overstretched the joke and as a consequence altered the tone of the film for the worst. 

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