VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION / PROJECT 1 - AUDIO EDITING EXERCISES

11/04/2023 - 23/05/2023 / Week 2 - Week 8
Chew Zhi Ern / 0358995
Video and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Project 1 / Audio Editing Exercises


INSTRUCTIONS


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LECTURES

Lectures: Refer to Exercises

PROJECT

Task 1: Audio Dubbing

This task required us to sync the audio with the video provided by Mr. Martin in Premiere Pro. (Speech & Sound effects only, no music)

Software Required: Adobe Premiere Pro
Additional Equipment: Headphone, Phone
  1. Watch the video on the Premiere Pro timeline
  2. List down each scene on a spreadsheet
  3. List out each sound effect for each scene
  4. Record voice with a phone and search sound effects online.
  5. Place audio files on the timeline and sync them with the video.
  6. Audio track: 
    • 4 tracks for dialogue, one character one track. 
    • 3 tracks for sound effects
    • 3 tracks for ambience sound.
Sound Effects: 
https://freesound.org/
https://99sounds.org/

Original Video without any Audio

To begin with, I made a list of the scenes and their corresponding sound effects, which helped me collect the necessary audio after briefly watching the video. 

Scenes List for Project 1

Then, I downloaded all relevant audio to ensure that nothing was missed. Subsequently, I imported the video given by Mr. Martin which does not have any sound with it and placed the audio files on the timeline, syncing them with the visuals.

The following is the journey of editing.

Import the Original Video Clip

Apply and Sync the audio with the video

Adjusting the Audio Gain (Volume)

Adjusting the Video Speed

Applying some Audio Effects to the video: Audio Transitions 

Make relevant adjustments in the Timeline Panels

Voice Changer: Effects > Time and Pitch > Pitch Shifter > Effects Control > Custom Setup > Edit > Adjust the semi-tones and cents to create the shift

Pitching the recorded voice

Pitching

    Render out the Final Video Outcome

Final Outcome: Youtube Video Link


1: Sound for Visual
Identify the visual components from the video clip that needs sound. Choose or record sound clips to be used to create sound effects to bring the provided video clip to live.

2: Sound Shaping
Create the soundscape for the scenario.

3: Creating Sound Effects Sound
Record using a portable recorder or handphones, combine and apply necessary audio processing tools, to create a believable sound.

Task 2: Sound Shaping

This task requires us to use the audio (Use Audio 2_40) provided by Mr. Martin in Google Drive to shape them in different scenarios in Adobe Audition.

Scenarios:
  1. Voice of phone call.
  2. Voice coming from inside of the closet.
  3. Voice of toilet/bathroom.
  4. Underground cave.
Phone Call

Closet

Toilet / Bathroom

Underground Cave

After shaping them, I applied the effect and export them.

Exporting

Final Outcome:

Voice of phone call
Voice coming from inside of closet
Voice of toilet/bathroom
Underground cave

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