Download - Soundscapes
SoundscapesIllustrate the mind with sound
Think with your ears• Take a out a piece of paper and listen to the following sound clips. Write down as many descriptive words as you can. Be ready to share.
Things to think about
• What time of day is it?
• What colors are you envisioning?
• Who or what may be present?
• What does it feel like (touch)
• What does it smell like?
Now try this one
• Use your senses
• Fine attention to detail
• Be descriptive, even narrative
What did I tell you!
The video edit is the easy part! Audio is where your project will truly shine. Taking your time with audio will make or break the legitimacy of
your work, and separate it from the rest!
Sound and Production
After a film is shot and enters post-production the addition of sound, and sound effects get done
before the musical score is added.
Any sound that is not usable from the take needs to be recreated. This recreated sound is called
FOLEY.
Foley
Foley refers to the process of recording sounds and effects separately and adding them to the final cut of a film or video.
Foley•Replaces sounds that are recorded naturally
•Poor Quality
•Cover up mistakes
•Actual sound created by props may not sound as desired
•Allows for complete control
Foley
•Compensates for oddly/poorly position microphones
•Look to achieve depth and realism
•Go mostly unnoticed if done correctly
•Specialty career: Foley Artist
Foley Artist
• A foley artist is a person, who alone, or on a small team recreates many if not all of the sounds that a movie needs to sound realistic.
• Works on a sound stage, or recording studio.
• Uses a variety of ‘practical effects’
Foley Artist
Soundtrack ProThe Basics
Soundtrack pro
• Continue your workflow directly from Final Cut Pro!
• Fine tune your edit with sound effects, music beds, and effects.
• Export to go directly back into Final Cut
From final Cut
Soundtrack Pro Multitrack Project
App Menu --> File -->Send To
-->
From final CutI strong recommend saving it the same as your
final cut project with
the addition of “sound” at the
end.ex. Banana_Project_So
und
Application Menu Timeline Meters
Browser/SearchMixerInspector Playback
Inspector
The Inspector will show the video portion of the
project as well as project information.
Effects are also listed down below in the
effects tab.(modifications)
TimelineAudio Track
Video
MixerThe mixer allows you to see the levels of each track, and adjust
individually using sliders
Meters
Meters give us the over-all volume for the whole project.
We should still aim to be between -6 and -
12
Browser/SearchWe can use pre-set
categories to filter out sounds.
OR
The Search tool allows us to look for
sound effect by typing it in.
Browser / Search• We can also select between:
• Sound Effects
• Music Loops
• Individual Instruments
Timeline and Mixer
• Tracks in the timeline cross list in the mixer. They are identical in every capacity.
Quick Fades• To FADE: Look for the icon that looks like an envelope and drag into your clip
• To SHORTEN: Look for the bracket with the arrows
Export
• Need MASTER MIX
• AIFF File
• Always 16bit
• Always 48khz
Back to FCP
• From here you would take the exported SOUNDTRACK PRO file, and IMPORT it into FINAL CUT PRO!
• Easy Peasy!