Sound Story Blog #6

 

The Creation of the Sound Story:

Difficulties Encountered

This is the sound story that my partner, Amaar Farooq, and I created. The first idea that came to mind when presented with this project was a basketball match, but we had doubts about how we would make the video long enough and what sounds we could Foley. However, a few days later, Amaar and I got on a call and started brainstorming great ideas. Finally, we were able to create sounds that fit perfectly into the video, and they felt realistic. Another problem we encountered was the editing and layering of sounds in the video. We had to scour the internet for hours trying to find artificial sounds that could fit into the video. Also, we had to rewrite our script multiple times since we couldn't find some sounds we originally wanted. We used WeVideo as our editing software to combine all the sounds together to create this masterpiece of a sound story!

The Creation of the Sound Story:

The Sounds and What I would do Differently

This is our Foley stage video showing our methods used to create sounds that simulate the process, starting from getting out of bed, and later going to play basketball. It shows how we used a brush and a coaster to simulate someone brushing their teeth. We also opened and locked the front door to make the main character sound more in a rush since he is late to a significant event, which is the basketball championship. Both of these clips are in the first half of the video, since he is still in the house by this point. We blended these sounds very well with other sounds from the internet, such as pouring cereal and milk, showering, and sprinting down the stairs. We felt like all these sounds captured the tension felt by the main character. Due to this we were pretty content with these Foley sounds. Furthermore, once the main character leaves his house and arrives at the gym where the game is being held, we used Foley to create the sounds of the basketball bouncing and the sneakers squeaking. We attempted to make the bouncing of the basketball sound powerful and slowed to make the video even more intense. Also, when creating the sound of the sneakers squeaking, I had to change shoes multiple times since none of the previous ones I used made the correct sound we wanted. When we blended these sounds into the video, the basketball bouncing sounded almost exactly like what we envisioned so that was great. The squeaking of the sneakers was good as well, but it was a little faint and could have been a little louder. Amaar and I had a fantastic time making the sounds for this video and we hope to work together on later projects!