WORKSHOP 4: Interview Recording on location

WORKSHOP 4 : INTERVIEW RECORDING ON  LOCATION ( INDOOR AND OUTDOOR)

In groups of 2/3 , you will be planning and recording a brief interview  , using  audio hardware recording equipment . You will then be recording this interview in TWO specific indoor and outdoor locations and explaining  the technical  results and differnces



PLAN : You need to create a minimum of four questions to ask your interviewees

These can be about your upcoming documentary topics, an education issue, a social issue or another area of interest.




 RECORD  your interview in  2 appropriate locations ; this should be somewhere relevant  or suitable for the subject of the interview  ( outdoor and indoor).  This can be done using your cameras if it is to include filmed content 


          

EVALUATE :  Assess and compare  the technical quality and clarity ( meaning) and the atmosphere and sense of realism( mood) of the audio content of the interviews and the positive and negative effects the location and choice of microphones  had on them. This will  include summarising the technical information about the microphones chosen  and analysing recording  factors such as  background noise , weather, convenience , technical quality, atmosphere, or realism . If any other factors affected the quality or content of the recordings you should also explain this.



Recordings should be saved on your drive and all work completed by the end of term 

WORKSHOP 3 : Adding music

WORKSHOP 3 : ADDING  MUSIC TO A SCENE IN DIFFERENT WAYS     :    



Download a  suitable  television or film videoclip   that does not contain music .

There are videofiles available on ART-MEDIA/MEDIA/SOUNDTRACK PRODUCTION/ 

If your sequence does contain music, you will need to mute the entire audio content of the scene.

If you want to make a long scene shorter , you will need to edit in in iMovie before editing the audio.




Method 1 : 

You will  be adding music   from a sound library such as freesound or  youtube  to a film sequence.

You will need a music file in a format such as mp3. This can be in any genre or style of music.

Try and choose a piece of music that changes the mood and meaning of the film sequence. You can also experiment with using different music to create different moods.

You should edit the music for length , fade in and out if necessary and add any effects to help the music blend into the scene.

When you have finished mixing the music , export the final movie as in previous workshops and save.






 Method 2 : 

You  will be using Garageband and creating suitable original diegetic or non diegetic  music  for this sequence .

Record your soundtrack using the instruments in Garageband.  Remember , music for the moving image does not need to be complicated , but should help create a mood for the viewer that matches the narrative, characters  and genre of the sequence. The music does not need to be throughout the entire scene.

Look at this tutorial and the help files in Garageband to get more familiar with how it works.

When you have finished recording and editing the music , export the movie .

TIPS : 

You should turn off the metronome in the Control tab.

Play your notes by turning on Musical Typing in the  Window tab.

Change software instruments in the right pane....orchestra and strings are particularly good for
 film soundtracks.




Write a blog evaluation summarising the processes both methods  , the reasons for your choices , and comparing the effect you feel each method of adding music had on the mood and meaning of the scene

WORKSHOP 2 : Dubbing Dialogue

Dubbing dialogue (pairs/ 3s)

You will be muting the original audio, then  recreating  the spoken word content of  short  film scenes   and dubbing it over the original moving image sequence. 

For this workshop , your main focus should be timing and technical accuracy in lipsyncing and editing : you will not be graded for how similar  your voices or acting  are to the originals. 

  Select a suitable  film sequence from

ARTS_MEDIA / MEDIA/ 1  2018 SOUNDTRACK PRODUCTION/ Dubbing workshop clips  

or download your own from Youtube ( convert to mp4 using a Youtube converter).  The scene must  have some onscreen dialogue .

   Write a script of the  spoken word content of  the scene ( if there is a lot of dialogue, you can use just part of the scene ).

  Record your dialogue  matching your recording as closely to the original as possible. This can be done live on Garageband , with the video playing back as you record , or through practice and copying what you hear.

Don't worry about editing the other sounds in the clip: this workshop is all about dialogue.

Edit the sequence to ensure the dialogue is synced to the original sequence as closely as possible. This may involve some editing of the recordings.


You can adjust volume within the track . Click on MIX /Show automation on the top of the screen and add points to the volume envelope

  File /Movie/ export audio to movie     as a mov file   and save to your desktop.

  Finally , upload your clips to a new blog post called DUBBING WORKSHOP ( can be via Youtube)

and write a 200-300 evaluation of your workshop experiments.


This should include :

explanation of technical methods and software/hardware used ( recording, editing , microphone type, sound quality, background noise etc)

explanation of any problems or errors

WORKSHOP 1 : Adding a voiceover

You will be completing a series of practical audio workshops and recording and analysing the results and the skills you have developed every week on the blog.  This will help prepare you for the next section of the unit where you will be re-recording complete audio soundtracks for moving image sequences using a range of different techniques.


WORKSHOP 1  : Adding a voiceover


Individually or in pairs, find a scene from a film or TV programme without a voiceover.  ( 1 minute approximately)

The scene should be one where there is enough space in the sound mix to allow a voiceover , and where you can add meaning to the scene by adding one.   There are examples you can use in

 ART-MEDIA / MEDIA / 1  2018 SOUNDTRACK PRODUCTION 


Write a script for a voiceover of the thoughts  of  one of the characters that adds mood and meaning to  the scene.



Drag the video file of  the scene into Garageband  and record your voiceover using your phone,  a voice recorder or directly into Garageband.

The voiceover  should  be recorded over a relevant part of the scene and combine effectively with the visual content and the existing sound mix.


You can edit the volume level of your recording using the volume knob on each track or by adjusting three levels more subtly :  Choose MIX/ SHOW AUTOMATION on the top of the screen and add points to adjust volume levels.












MIXDOWN AND SAVE YOUR VIDEO FILE : IT WILL BE USED AS EVIDENCE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT . GO TO FILE ON THE TOP OF THE PAGE / MOVIE/SAVE AUDIO TO MOVIE 






Save the video file in a relevant folder.





Complete a blog evaluation about the workshop, explaining the software and processes you used, your intentions with the voiceover, its placement within the scene and the sound mix , and an evaluation of its success and the audio techniques you used. Explain how your voiceover added meaning or mood to the sequence.