Video and Sound Production - Project 1
SHIMANLIN,（0375858)
BACHELOR OF DESIGN(HONOURS)IN CREATIVE MEDIA || TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY
VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION
INSTRUCTIONS
TASK
Task 1: Audio - Visual Sound (Dubbing) 15%
Choose or record sound clips to be used to create sound effects to bring a video clip to live. The clips will be provided. Students are required to identify the visual components from the video clip that needs sound.
After receiving this dubbing task, I first watched this 36-second silent video clip repeatedly, carefully analyzed each action and picture rhythm, and thought about where to add sound effects or dialogues. In order to carry out subsequent operations more efficiently, I made a detailed sound effect table, marked each sound that needed to be added according to the timeline, and classified it into: background sound, action sound, environmental sound, character dialogue, etc.
Then, I started to look for suitable sound effect materials on the Internet. I mainly used the Pixabay platform, which provides a wealth of free sound effect resources. I spent some time auditioning and screening to ensure that each sound effect can accurately fit the atmosphere and rhythm of the picture. After downloading the materials, I also organized the links and file names in a table for easy import into the editing software.
In Adobe Premiere Pro, after importing the original silent clip, I began to gradually add sound effects. I first roughly arranged it according to the time point, and then fine-tuned the start time and volume of each sound effect one by one. I added fade-in and fade-out processing to some action sounds to make the sound effects sound more natural and smooth. To enhance the atmosphere, I added low-frequency ambient sounds and slight background sounds in the blank areas of the screen. Finally, I adjusted the sound mix to ensure that the character dialogue would not be covered by the background sound.
Final Dubbing Video :
Project 1 Exercise 1 Audio Dubbing Submission :
TASK 2: Audio – Sound Shaping Exercise
Record 10 seconds of your voice speaking your first language for week 8 f2f/online class Project 1: Audio Shaping Exercise (15%).
1. Voice of phone call.
2. Voice coming from inside of the closet.
3. Underground cave.
4. Alien/ Orc voice.
In this sound shaping exercise, I first used my phone to record about 10 seconds of ordinary Chinese voice content as the original audio material. When recording, I tried to keep the speed steady and the pronunciation clear so that post-processing would be smoother.
After recording, I imported the audio into Adobe Premiere Pro and began to simulate and shape the sound in different scenes:
- Phone sound
I used the EQ equalizer to reduce the high and low frequencies, retain the mid-frequency band, simulate the compression from the phone, and superimpose a slight "line noise" effect to create a real call atmosphere.
- Sound in the closet
I added reverb and a slight bass reduction to make the sound sound like it was locked in a small space. To enhance the sense of enclosure, a little muffled filter effect was added.
- Sound in the underground cave
Strong reverb and echo processing were used to simulate the cave environment with a wide space and long sound tail, while slight wind and water droplets were superimposed in the background to enhance the immersion.
- Alien/Monster Sound
This part is the most creative. I pitch-shifted the sound, tuned it down to a low frequency, and used audio plug-ins to add "metal texture" and "distortion" to make the voice sound less like human language and more like the language of fictional creatures.
Original soundtrack
Voice of phone call
Voice coming from inside of the closet
Underground cave
Alien/ Orc voice
REFLECTIONS
Experience
In this sound design task, I completed two parts: dubbing and sound shaping of film and television clips. First, according to the picture content of the silent clip, a detailed sound effect requirement table was formulated, and the required dialogue, ambient sound and special effect sound were collected and recorded. During recording, the tone and rhythm were repeatedly adjusted to make the sound highly consistent with the picture. Later, multi-track editing was performed in Adobe Premiere Pro to adjust the volume and time points to ensure the overall smooth rhythm.
In the sound shaping part, I processed the same voice through multiple effects, simulated different spaces and character sounds such as telephones, wardrobes, caves and aliens, and used reverberation, filtering and distortion techniques for creative experiments.
Observation
Through dubbing, it was found that sound details are extremely critical to the communication of emotions. For example, slight breathing or ambient sound will significantly enhance the atmosphere of the picture. Sound not only supplements vision, but is also an important carrier of narrative.
In the process of sound shaping, it was observed that different spatial senses are mainly determined by reverberation and frequency adjustment. Appropriate processing can make the sound more realistic and spatial. Technical details such as synchronization duration and volume balance have a huge impact on the overall effect.
Discovery
This practice made me deeply realize that sound is an indispensable emotional link in visual stories. Reasonable sound design can create a space and atmosphere that the audience cannot see, and enhance the sense of substitution.
I also found that sound editing requires patience and meticulousness, and technology and art need to complement each other. Through continuous attempts and adjustments, sound is not only a background, but also a powerful tool for emotional expression and story advancement.
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