Sound Workshop

 

SOUND WORKSHOP EXPERIMENTATION:

This workshop was all about getting used to using the sound equipment, such as the sound boom and mic. In order to do this, we compiled a short sequence to practice how good the sound was for a comparison. Within the edit below, the first half portrayed the footage using the sound boom and mic, and the second half without the mic.

A challenge we faced when first using the sound boom was simply getting used to how everything worked and learning how to correctly use it. To overcome this, we asked Sam (lecture at the time) questions and practiced with different video footage/clips. Moreover, another issue was that when editing the footage, it was found there was minimal difference in the actual audio with and without a mic, which was confusing and quite frustrating. However, this can be something to look out for in the future and experiment with before starting the actual shoot to make sure everything is working as it should. Therefore, to make it more clear on which clips are what, I put in a caption of ‘With Mic’ and ‘Without Mic.’

Whilst shooting the sequence, everyone had certain roles, for example, I was the actress, but we all had input on directing for what the idea will be and the shots taken. Furthermore, whilst editing, it was easy to compile together, making it seem smooth and the levels of audio stayed quite consistent, so it didn’t need much tweaking.

Overall, I think it went slightly successful as we managed to produce a short sequence, however, in the future it could have been made better if we worked on getting the sound technique correct.