We were able to cover the ins and outs of sound pretty thoroughly. If you want to know more click on the title of this entry and you will be connected to a PDF which has a chapter all about the details of sound.
You should have enough to build your two additional versions of your Hong Kong Video. By the beginning of our next class, 28 September, you will need to have 3 videos posted on your YouTube channel, an edit of the Hong Kong video with natural sound, an alternative edit of Thirty Seconds of Hong Kong using the same video with the addition of Sound Effects, another alternative edit of Thirty Seconds of Hong Kong using the same video with the addition of music (If you would like to tighten the relationship between the music and the pictures you can adjust the timing of the shots according to the music). The Nat Sound piece needs to be just nat sound, the SFX edit can be just sfx or sfx and nat sound, the Music edit can be just music or music and any combination of the other sounds.
I have subscribed to all of your YouTube channels. All of you have subscribed to my channel except for Tina. I did, however, see that Tina has uploaded her first video in time. Tina needs to thank YaShing for pointing this out to me.
Here are the basic thoughts for the day on Sound:
Terms related to Sound:
Natural Sound: sound captured at the same time as the video
Wild Sound: sound captured in the same environment where the video was shot but not at the same time.
Sound Environment: A sound bed that creates of sense for the images in a video
Sound Effects: A created or captured sound added to audio to reinforce the environment or punctuate the video
Music: An intentional composition of vocal and/or instrumental sounds producing a distinctive form, harmony and expression of emotion.
Dialogue: Intentional speech delivered by one or more people within a production
Voice/Over (VO): Narration that is clearly separate from the audio within a scene.
Sound vs. Noise
A sound has a purpose within an environment, action or production.
A noise is a distraction within an environment, action or production.
There are times when an audio experience is a sound and there are times when the same audio experience is a noise it depends on the context in which it occurs.
Aspects of Sound Environments:
Different places have different sound environments:
HK v. Beijing, MTR v. Street, Urban v. Rural, home v. office, beach v. mountain...
Different eras have different sound environments:
Ancient v. Modern, 50s v. 90s
Different times have different sound environments:
Morning, Noon, Night, Dawn, Twilight...
Different seasons have different sound environments:
Summer, Winter, Spring, Fall
An appropriate and well-designed sound environment will engage an audience more deeply in a production than still images or moving images alone.
Basic Functions of Music:
Create Mood/Emotion/Expectation
Support Mood/Emotion/Expectation
Support the Role and Substance of Characters, e.g. Leit Motiv
Support Action
A much more detailed list and explanation of music functions can be found in the attached chapter and a very vivid portrayal of the functions can be found on the Video Producer DVD-ROM. Remember: you will have a test on Video Producer and class notes on 2 November.
Next time we will have a discussion of shots, shot composition and how these relate to editing. We will also get started with the shooting exercise.
Before class you need to have posted on your channel:
1. an edit of the Thirty Seconds of Hong Kong video with natural sound
2. an alternative edit of Thirty Seconds of Hong Kong using the same video with the addition of SFX
3. another alternative edit of Thirty Seconds of Hong Kong using the same video with the addition of music
until then...
Late Arrivals:
YaShing (more than 15 minutes late)
Absent:
Ah Bo
Tina
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