My role in the film was to edit and create sound for the film. To edit the sound in my film I used Adobe Audition. The class was given a workshop by Sam to demonstrate how to use this application when editing and creating soundscapes for the film.
FREE sound websites provided:
https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/
Sam provided us with a folder of sound material that he gathered from the trip to Elizabeth Castle. Majority of the sounds I worked with were taken from this folder, as my film group did not have the equipment to gather our own material. However, I used the audio from one of the videos captured for the canon fire. Using Adobe Audition, I made it louder and clearer so it can be heard in the film.
I used Sam’s materials to create my soundscapes. Using combination of sound effects, seagulls and the sea, to create an establishing background noise for the film. This helps to establish the setting and surroundings at the beginning of the film. I took other sound effects from this too, for example rifle firings.
This folder included some dialogue clips recorded on the trip. They consist of recordings of demonstrations and other staff character commands. I distributed a selected few of these clips across my film. I did this because the focus of our film was supposed to aim for Tourism attractions which therefore linked to the history of the grounds.
I gathered more sound effects from the Media Drive to expand our sound collection for the film. This includes the backing music for the film, called ‘Café del Mar – Terrace Mix 2’. However, the clip weren’t long enough for the entirety of the film. So, using Adobe Audition, I removed parts of the clip I didn’t like and duplicated it in order to extend the backing track to fit the film. This is shown below:
This is my folder I created using all the sound effects, backing music, and Adobe Audition edits I created. This was useful as it allowed our entire sound material to be transferred to the film editor’s computer. This then allows the film editor, Alice, to add in the sound clips to our film as the finishing touches.