Sound Design Components

Sound Design Components

For the sound design I was hoping to create a track to sound like a burning fire. I found this a lot more difficult than I first thought. Each time I attempted to make the track I found that it sounded a lot like rain. However I kept working on it and found some sounds online that I mixed with the sizzling Charlotte had recorded. Working with the volumes and the order of the sound, in a short amount of time I created something I am relatively happy with. I was hoping to slow down the cracks in the sizzle but was unable to as I couldn't figure out how to do it on pro tools and I was working on it late so unfortunately there was no one around to ask for assistance.

For the boiling water I was hoping to make it sound like a science experiment by mixing the sound with that of clanging beakers and possibly a Bunsen burner. I then decided that this was too much as it took away from the images. Therefore I decided to just keep the boiling water.

The coffee machine recorded at Marmadukes worked really well as Charlotte recorded one continuous shot as the process took place. Therefore I could just use the one recording for the shot and the sound would be continuous.

For the Athlete Charlotte recorded someone running on a treadmill. However; this sound alone was weird and couldn't always be recognised. I came over this problem by lowering the volume of the treadmill so that it was a low hum in the background and added the clanging of weights into the mix.

The sound of a 'nerd was the hardest to come up with. Charlotte and I decided that flicking through books would probably be the sound most associated with the stereotype so headed to the library. Here we recorded a mixture of sounds including removing the book from the shelf, flicking through books and placing/dropping them back onto the shelf. From these sounds I created a repetitive sequence of the process.   

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