Outcome 2 - directed study

Unfortunately I am ill this week, so please try your best to follow these instructions, ask a neighbour if you have any difficulties and what they are unable to help with I will sort out for you next week.


Last week we looked at sound design maps - please look at the previous blog post to re-familiarize yourself with them.


We are now ready to begin the outcome 2 project. This is where I will give you a video and you have to first draw up a sound design map to indicate what sound and music you would add to this media.

• Step 1. Go to youtube.com and search for a video called 'Invention of Love (2010) - Animated Short Film' (or follow this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTdzCAGH3lU)
• Step 2. Download this video in the .mp4 format using one of the following sites (but remember if the site produces a pop-up box asking you to grant permission to allow access to your computer you must click allow):
• www.KeepVid.com
• http://tubget.com/ 
• http://www.tubegrip.com/
• Step 3. Create a sound design map for the first 3 minutes of this film.
• Step 4. If you have time you could import this video into Cubase and start working on your sound design.

Again apologies for not being in class to support you all today. See you next week.

Lesson 10 - Sound Design maps

We'll start this week by watching a film before the sound designer and audio post production team have come in and polished it up. You should get the idea that the film watching experience is very different and you may be surprised how raw it feels without the finished sound and music in place.

As a class we will discuss what the meaning of the story at certain points throughout the film and then we will consider what we can do as sound designers to reinforce the story.

We will look for instances when we can apply our sound design techniques to the film, using sound to:


♦ set the mood 

♦ establish environment

♦ support narrative

♦ establish character

♦ convey emotions 

♦ create or support transition

This now takes us onto sound design maps. Your task is to choose a short film on youtube, watch it with the sound muted and note down where sound is needed and what sounds or music you would use. Your map may end up looking a little like this...

• 1 min 25 seconds, support transition, sound of a car speeding past the camera merges into the sound of an alarm in the next scene.
• 1 min 30 seconds, establish environment, buzzing of power station add life to scene as well as hinting at danger
• Keep adding points as above until film is complete!

Lesson 9

This week we are finishing writing our outcome 1 reports