Why So Serious Dialog
Why So Serious Non-Dialog
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Friday, 24 October 2014
Professional Toolkit Workshop #2
New Foley Sound attempts
I have recently recorded new foley sounds for the project and feel that the sounds I have gathered complement the dialog better. Found a video on Youtube where a man shows examples of creating sounds to a horror slash film. When examining the different sounds used in the video i selected the ones that suited my sound piece best. When creating the sounds for the piece I mad the decision to use one to three sounds that would occur regularly throughout the piece, which consisted of footsteps, knife sharpener and closing of a window.
When the time came to create the voice over i was not sure how to approach it, especially when deciding to record the voice with an american accent or english. Eventually i came to a decision after recording two version with the different accent and thought it was sound and feel better with my natural voice. Whilst reading recording lines i found it hard to go through the whole scene without breaking character, so recorded separate sections of the scene to help build an overall better structure of the piece.
There is one sound during the piece that helps build tension in the scene, it occurs just after the sharpening of the knife which was created form closing the window in my kitchen fast. This sound was used right at the very end of the scene as well to leave the listener questioning what exactly happened to the character.
The story itself is set in the past, as the character is tells the story, this then gave me the idea to experiment with some of the effects in Pro Tools to make the sounds that you are hearing feel as if they have already happened. By using this effect called Reverb it enables the sound to almost create its own environment around you whilst listening. It has a numerous amount of setting to help create your perfect atmosphere, for example ambients, Church, hall, room etc.
In a section within the scene you hear the character say how his father stuck a blade into his face. watching the video below you see the man use the sound of a swashed lemon to create the sound of a opened wound. I replicated this idea but unfortunately did not have a lemon to use at the time so went with a tomato instead and managed to create a similar sound.
When the time came to create the voice over i was not sure how to approach it, especially when deciding to record the voice with an american accent or english. Eventually i came to a decision after recording two version with the different accent and thought it was sound and feel better with my natural voice. Whilst reading recording lines i found it hard to go through the whole scene without breaking character, so recorded separate sections of the scene to help build an overall better structure of the piece.
There is one sound during the piece that helps build tension in the scene, it occurs just after the sharpening of the knife which was created form closing the window in my kitchen fast. This sound was used right at the very end of the scene as well to leave the listener questioning what exactly happened to the character.
The story itself is set in the past, as the character is tells the story, this then gave me the idea to experiment with some of the effects in Pro Tools to make the sounds that you are hearing feel as if they have already happened. By using this effect called Reverb it enables the sound to almost create its own environment around you whilst listening. It has a numerous amount of setting to help create your perfect atmosphere, for example ambients, Church, hall, room etc.
In a section within the scene you hear the character say how his father stuck a blade into his face. watching the video below you see the man use the sound of a swashed lemon to create the sound of a opened wound. I replicated this idea but unfortunately did not have a lemon to use at the time so went with a tomato instead and managed to create a similar sound.
Friday, 10 October 2014
Professional Toolkit Workshop
Professional Toolkit is one, out of the three Workshops I will be attending this semester. We have been set a task to create different forms of sounds playing along side your choice of recorded audio text. Over the past few weeks we have explored various different areas of sound on top of gathering an understanding of the program Pro Tools.
The first lesson Consisted of giving us a brief understanding of the task on hand along with familiarising ourselves with Recording equipment we would be using. We where set a small task of going out and in small groups and collecting different sounds, much like what we did last year with the 'Experimental sound' project. Harry played us a radio recording from 1968 called 'War of the Worlds' which was aired to the public causing causing mass panic among the community. This is a clear demonstration of how important sound can be used to create a range of atmospheres.
My chosen dialog is a scene for the Batman The Dark knight where the Joka is explain how he got his scars.
The Joker: You wanna know how I got these scars? My father, was a drinker, and a fiend. And one night, he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy gets the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn't like that. Not. One. Bit. So, me watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me and says, "Why so serious?" Comes at me with the knife. "WHY SO SERIOUS?" He sticks the blade in my mouth... "Let's put a smile on that face." And...
[glancing at thug]
The Joker: WHY SO SERIOUS ?
[kills Gambol]
Different sounds where a gathered with the recorder to help create a scene for the diegetic sound. After talking to harry about the initials sounds that I had chosen to use did not complement the style of dialog i chose. As i explained earlier the dialog scene is about the character explain how he received his scars. Harry suggested that i explore sounds that would indicate an assault or dispute, for instants objects such as knives, pots and pans, chairs scraping, doors slamming, anything really that indicates signs of a dispute.
Different sounds where a gathered with the recorder to help create a scene for the diegetic sound. After talking to harry about the initials sounds that I had chosen to use did not complement the style of dialog i chose. As i explained earlier the dialog scene is about the character explain how he received his scars. Harry suggested that i explore sounds that would indicate an assault or dispute, for instants objects such as knives, pots and pans, chairs scraping, doors slamming, anything really that indicates signs of a dispute.
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