2. During the making of our film, we incorporated a few sounds and mp3
files to our film to give it a more established sound and to make it sound
better. In the opening scene we decided to use the song LMFAO – Sexy & I
Know It
We felt that this track went well with the scene as Neena walked into the
common room.
This mp3 file was downloaded and implemented into Final Cut Pro using
Soundtrack Pro, it was imported into the timeline and also the length was
dictated to fit into the film correctly.
3. In the second scene of our film, we implemented more sounds into the
timeline. For example the elevator scene when Arran is searching for a
toilet. A mp3 file of an elevator ‘ding’ sound was put correctly into the
Final Cut Pro timeline when editing. This gave the scene a more realistic
effect, and also more comical with these sounds being used in cartoons
before.
Other sounds used relative to this scene, were the sounds of Arran
belching after having his lunch sabotaged with laxatives
4. Non diegetic sounds are sounds used in cinematography that are
imported into the film and are not heard by the filming cast when filming.
These can be sound effects, or soundtracks that are added to films to
enhance the sound and give it a better effect.
5. Some sounds used were non diegetic sounds that couldn’t be heard by our
characters because they were imported using Soundtrack Pro and Final Cut Pro.
These included the ones in the slide before. The elevator ding, the elevator door
sound and the belching of Arran. The other non diegetic sound was the
soundtracks that were chosen, LMFAO – Sexy & I Know It, and the music used
where Arran is searching for a toilet, and also the classical music in the lift.
Why Use These Sounds? –These sounds were used to give the film a professional
sound, which also helps with transitions in scenes when the music is blended and
faded out between scenes so they do not intervene speech from our characters.
6. Diegetic sounds in cinematography are sounds that can be heard by the
cast when filming. Diegetic sounds are usually dialogue or music played
within a film. (a pianist).
In our film, some of the dialogue used was slang. This was due to the fact
that it was set in a school environment where 12-18 year olds study.
Youngsters this age tend to use slang because these days it is ‘the trend’.
Example of this is in the first scene where Arran says he is going to ‘chirps’
Neena which in fact means he is going to try and get with her.
7. Whilst importing sounds I came across a few problems. These
problems were that some tracks were longer then I wanted to be, for
example the first track of LMFAO – I’m Sexy & I Know It, was 3:25
seconds long and I wanted to plan use this file for 30 seconds and
then fade it in.
I then had to cut these files to the correct length and save it as
another individual file. Implementing these into the timeline was
tricky as I had to import sounds correctly, to make the transitions
flow smoothly so the timing was perfect.
