In todays workshop we were editing our sounds to match our clips. We also got feedback from our tutor and peers to get opinions on what was good and what we can improve. I used various different editing skills such as:
Adjusting gain - Firstly I looked at were my audio clips were peaking and how I could fix it. All sound levels should stay in a range of about -24 to -6. Usually, dialogue sits between -18 and -9, which I didn't need to worry about as I don't have any talking in my clip. Both gain and volume refer to the loudness of the audio; however, gain is the input level of the clips, and volume is the output. But increasing the gain will also increase the noise, which I had to bare in mind when editing.
Key framing levels - I had to use this technique for a lot of my audio clips as I wanted them to flow well and didn't want to have any jolts in the sound going from one scene to another. All I did was click on the volume lines to create different keyframes and bring them up or down depending if I wanted to increase or decrease them.
Ambient/Background sound - To link the whole clip together I needed a continuous audio clip that would give a sense of location. As my clip is set outside in the woodland with snowy weather I wanted it to be windy and with trees rustling in the background. For this I chose a BBC sound called 'Blustery Wind'. However, the scenery obviously changes when the fox and mouse submerge into water, which is were I added in various different bubbling sounds. I had recorded my own sounds using the hydrophone but they didn't match with my clip well enough so I decided to use a few off BBC sounds.
Crossfades - I used this widely known technique to blend each of my clips into one another. The whole idea of sound is that its effective but unrecognisable therefore making sure that everything is blended and combined seamlessly is the most important thing about sound design. The crossfades I used were with a few frames and were to cover subtle pops that occur when audio clips cut in and out; this way, they just ease the transition from one clip to another.
Panning - Finally, I watched my whole clip through when I had finished editing and went onto the mixer to change the levels of sound that was being put out. I did this by simply increasing and decreasing the panels.
PRESENTATION:
Laila and Callum: Skywalker Sound and Disney
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