Video and Sound Production - Project 1: Audio Editing Exercises

30.8.2023 - 13.9.2023 / Week 01 - Week 03
Tan Zhao Yi / 0363285
Video and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Project 1 /  Audio Editing Exercises

LIST


Reflections


INSTRUCTION



Project 1: Audio Editing Exercises - Exercise 1 / Audio Dubbing

Sound element: Speech, Sound Effect, Music
1. Speech
  • Dialogue: Conversations between characters
  • Voice over: Narrator speaking
2. Sound Effect
  • Ambience: Background noice
  • Hard or "cut" effects: Exp - Train doors sliding, foot steps etc.
3. Music (strictly no music in this exercise)
  • to enhance the dramatic narrative and the emotional impact
Dubbing (Automated Dialog Replacement, ADR): Re-recording dialogue after filming to improve audio quality or reflect dialogue changes.

In this project, we were assigned to add sound effect and audio dubbing to a muted video clip.
Original video link: Audio Dubbing Original Video

Sound effects are to be sourced from:
Fig 1.1. Sound effect used

We were instructed to watch the given video in Adobe Premium Pro, then list down each breakdown scene in a spreadsheet. This spreadsheet requires main and detailed scene description, time duration, character with their dialogue, and sound effects with their links. We have to record the dialogue ourselves using mobile phone, which is to achieve one of our study goals in this task: adjusting human voice pitch.

Adjusting human voice pitch: Audio Effects - Pitch Shifter - Semi tones.

Fig 1.2. Audio Dubbing Progress

Final Project 1 / Exercise 1: Audio Dubbing


Fig 1.3. Final Audio Dubbing Video

Project 1: Audio Editing Exercises - Exercise 2 / Sound Shaping
In this exercise, we have to use the audio clip recorded by ourselves and edit the following effects onto it.
  • Voice of phone call
  • Voice coming from inside of the closet
  • Voice of toilet/bathroom
  • Underground cave
  • Alien / Orc voice
We first tried it in class by using the audio clip provided to learned how it works in Adobe Audition. Then we were tasked to use our own voice for Exercise 2 submission. I recorded some sentences from Audio Dubbing exercise "What are you looking for? Mom's glasses. Just there" and imported it into Adobe Audition.
Fig 2.1. Importing Audio

The Parametric Equaliser will applied at the voice of phone call and the voice coming from inside the closet.
Fig 2.2. Parametric Equalizer

Voice of Phone Call: Bring down bass, treble, raise mid range between 500Hz  to 2kHz. 
Fig 2.3. Phone Call - Parametric Equaliser

Voice coming from inside of the closet: Bass remain, treble to the bottom, raise mid range to top.
Fig 2.4. Voice coming from inside of the closet - Parametric Equaliser

Voice of toilet/bathroom: Apply Reverb, increase Wet effect to add subtle spaciousness to a track 
Fig 2.5. Reverb
Fig 2.6. Voice of toilet / bathroom - Reverb

Underground cave: Reverb effect
Fig 2.7. Underground cave - Reverb

Final Project 1 / Exercise 2: Sound Shaping

Submission Link: Sound Shaping

REFLECTIONS

Experience
Working on the audio editing and dubbing exercise was like a cool adventure that helped me get better at playing with sound. I got to try out different tools and tricks, and it made me realize how much goes into making audio sound just right. It wasn't just about pressing buttons - it was like discovering a whole new world of possibilities with sounds and music, and I had a lot of fun figuring it all out.

Observation
While doing this, I noticed that even small changes in things like how fast or slow a sound is, or how loud it is, can totally change how it feels. Paying close attention to these little details helped me see that there's a kind of magic in making sounds fit together just right. It's like putting together puzzle pieces to create a mood or tell a story, and it made me appreciate how important the small stuff is when it comes to making things sound good.

Findings
Through all of this, I learned that thinking ahead and making choices on purpose is super important when working with audio. Picking the right sounds and knowing how to use them to create a certain feeling became really clear to me. Also, when I was working with others on the dubbing part, I saw that talking and working together is key to making everything sound smooth and well-coordinated. It wasn't just about pressing buttons randomly - there's an art to it, and I found out that it's pretty awesome when you get the hang of it.

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