Audio Project 2
As this month we were filming, we met with the group to talk about travel arrangments and equipment. They asked for a list of the equipment while shooting.
There was some confusion with equipment as they weren’t too sure what radio microphones were and this caused some issues.
After we had reassured them that they would be the best microphone for the shoot, they relaxed about it.
The rest of this month consisted mainly of the filming process.
Our first meeting this month was about some issues we were having with the group.
This was due to poor communication from the media team about what was needed from us. As filming for the first scenes in Home nightclub got closer, we found they cut dialogue, and we were no longer needed. This was quite frustrating as we had spent time setting equipment up for the shoot.
Joe and I during this period expressed that the poor communication could lead to further problems and that swapping projects may work out better.
Dave spoke about seeing what the media group were like on set to see if they were easier to work with. We went the Home shoot and recorded a good amount of material to use just in case.
The next few meetings were taken up by filming dates.
After filming had been finished, we spoke with Dave about the process and how it had gone from our point of view. Dave advised us on the next steps of the project in regards to editing and looking at getting a picture lock date.
Towards the end of the month, we encountered a lot of issues with syncing dialogue. This was due to us not knowing who was in charge of this aspect. We met with Phil Stevens the media groups tutor to go over the issue together.
This was quickly resolved.
Before beginning the Foley process, I looked into some of the basics of Foley recording.
This article by premium beat gives a basic overview of many different parts of recording Foley. They talk about what objects are useful for emulating certain sounds and the importance of microphone placement. This is especially useful for us as we wanted to create an environment for the objects. Having distance from the mic allowed them to breathe a bit more helping create this naturally.
Rode also have a fantastic article talking about the fundamentals of Foley recording.
http://www.rode.com/blog/all/a-quick-guide-to-recording-foley-effects
I also looked at many youtube videos regarding foley recording and different foley artists.
Gary Hecker is a foley artist who has worked on films such as Hancock and 300. He has a video where he shows some examples and techniques.
All of these had a significant impact during the recording process.
We met with Phil Stevens who is the media groups tutor for this project.
The media group had expressed some issues with syncing the audio. We were asked to come to a meeting to resolve the issues being faced.
While in the meeting Lee Gretton our tutor from last semester looked over our audio just to confirm the error had not been from our side. Lee mentioned that normalising the audio would be useful to the media group during the editing process. Joe and I spoke about this after looking at the waveforms in Premier Pro and determined it would not be necessary as it really didn’t make a difference.
Other than that the meeting was very focused on the media group. It was useful to have Phil back us up as it did help things move along quicker.