January 2017 – Callum Price

Media Meetings – January

January 26, 2017April 26, 2017 Callum Price

We decided last year to work with a media production group as it is something neither of us had done before.

I got recommended by a friend to Kelly Hodgekiss who was looking for audio production students to do sound on her group’s film.

We met at the start of this year to make sure everything with the project was ok and on track.

We learned that the group had split in half and that the script had changed.

This was a shame as we had planned for the previous script.

They told us that they were in the process of finalising the details and actors for the film.

Dave Meetings – January

January 26, 2017April 26, 2017 Callum Price

We met with Dave to chat about our project and our role within that. As the media team were using this as their full third-year project a lot of pre-planning was already done.

We talked about our previous meetings with the group and their script idea. We mentioned the planning we had done from our end in regards to creating lists of spot effects and Atmos ideas.

The Script

January 20, 2017April 24, 2017 Callum Price

We met with the media group to look over the script.

The script had been changed a significant amount over the course of the year as the media group had split in half. Unfortunately for Joe and I, we were never actually told this.

The script we were given was called “Time”. It was completely different to what we had been planning for. The first script idea was based in a forest in a post-apocalyptic world, whereas this one was purely based inside.

Fortunately for us, there are only 2 characters in the film meaning location sound will be much easier.

The script was reasonably simple and listed all the sites that would be featured. We compiled a list to help us prepare.

Media Meetings – Last Term

January 9, 2017April 26, 2017 Callum Price

As this project was decided in September, we had met up a few times to talk about different aspects.

Our first meeting with the media group was in September and went quite well. We showed them examples of our previous work and spoke to them about the kind of things they would need.

We spoke about how many characters were in the film and the kinds of locations we would be using.

We created a list of everything we would need and begin looking into how we would achieve all that was required.

Aims and Objectives

January 3, 2017April 26, 2017 Callum Price

Objectives

Maintain a professional attitude while working on set with both actors and crew.

To be knowledgeable with equipment in order to help overcome any issues that may arise.
To deliver a fully finished audio package to (EBU R128) standard
To research and practice different music creation and foley techniques
To create all the audio elements

These objectives were given by our client and are ones we feel are good standards for out work to reach.

Aims – Callum

To record high-quality dialogue and effects with the 633 on location.
To implement and understand different methods of recording foley and post-production effects
To recreate an environment in a post production context
To seamlessly work with actors and a filming team on both locations and in post.

For my aims, I have gone down a much more technical route. From working the 633 to post production. Whereas joe has gone down a more practical route of foley and boom operating. By utilising both aspects we hope to create a more professional product.