Thursday, 28 June 2012

Sounds for Advert

Director

Sound Designer


Day One
Today I started on my research basically, I went over what my sound designer wanted me to do and used youtube to find some music that I would be able to play and would go with his advert and story board. From looking on youtube I have found that Piano tutorials are really helpful and will use one next lesson when I start actually making the music.

Day Two
This lesson I have gone through youtube and have found the tune I like and Josh will be happy with. I connected the piano through the USB cable to the computer to use cubase and found this really easy to do after a few tries. I have now learned to plug it into the computer before opening the software. Using youtube tutorials makes it really simple to play the piano as I'd never played before and using cubase meant I could move and delete bars which meant that any mistakes didn't matter that much!

Day three
This lesson I was just carrying on with the music and perfecting last weeks so I didn't do anything different from last week although I managed to get set up much quicker which meant I had more time to work on the soundtrack.

Day four
My sound designer was absent today so I was unable to get his thoughts on the soundtrack which meant I couldn't go any further in designing the soundtrack so I did some more editing to my own advert.

Day five

Day Six
Today I finished off the soundtrack for josh's advert as he approved it, I am also happy with the sound track and am very of the outcome and the piano playing as I have never played it before, although we havn't seen the soundtrack and the advert together I am sure they will work perfectly.

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Zoom set up

1. Start with the zoom, before anything else (configure to an output/input device)
2. Press Menu. Using the fast forward key, move through the options until you get to usb mode.
3. Press the centre red record button, press fast forward key again to select audio IF then press red record button again.
4.  Press the fast forward key to select the connect option.

(connection must be made round the BACK of the computer, at the BOTTOM usb socket)

Quebase set up
When quebase opens...
1.       Devices – Device set-up
2.       Set video player to QuickTime
3.       Set vst audio bay to zoom
4.       All audio input and output goes through the zoom
5.       Headphones in the zoom to hear your recording.
(If you do not have a usb cable; set vst devices in the audio bay to m-audio. Connect the zoom to the external sound card (round the back!) connect the 3.5 mil jack to the phones line out in the zoom)
If the zoom does not have any batteries then you may connect the zoom via usb or the supplied power supply.

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Adding sound to an existing advert


Swiftcover Car insurance TV ad 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlRjYlsC3bc             

Uses of sound
  • Dialogue
  • Voice over
  • Sound effects
  • Instruments
  • Background music
Script and timing
Dialogue
Puppet - Voice over

Iggi pop: 0.01-0.08 seconds: So little guy, you ready for our big road trip?

  Puppet: 0.04-0.04 seconds: Yeahh
    0.07-0.08 sesonds: And i got myself some rockin new wheels yeahh
Iggi pop: 0.09-0.13 seconds: Go swiftcover.com they'll give you a car insurence quote in just 60 seconds

Puppet: 0.13-0.13 seconds: lot balloons
Iggi pop: 0.14-0.18 seconds: and it’s totally online so you can store your documents online and print them when you need them.
Puppet: 0.18-0.20 seconds: helllp I can’t reach
Iggi pop: 0.22-0.24 seconds: I see you got some rockin’ new driving shoes
Puppet: 0.24-0.25 seconds: rock n’ roll man
               0.25-0.25 seconds: let’s do this
Iggi pop: 0.26-0.28 seconds: get a life
Puppet: 0.28-0.30 seconds: get swift covered
     

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Film Analysis




Action

Time
00:00:00
M/S/0.S

Music
Telescope zooming
00:32:19
Zooming cartoon sound
Pink panther hammering
00:40:00
Banging cartoon sound
Pink panther poring
00:49:12
Splash
PP in the bath
00:56:21
Plop cartoon sound
Car driving
01:01:13
Car
Telescope zooming
01:08:05
Zooming cartoon sound
Scrubbing back
01:12:21
Scratching
Dunk in bath
01:14:10
Splash
Blind
01:17:20
Blind falling
Man looking through telescope
01:19:20
Gasp
Slamming phone down
01:32:01
Bang cartoon sound
Telescope zooming
02:01:20
Zooming cartoon sound
Explosion
02:26:15
Explosion cartoon sound
Wall falling
02:30:17
Bang
PP falling
02:45:11
Falling cartoon sound
PP sleeping
03:02:20
Snoring
PP sleeping
03:43:02
Snoring
Telescope zooming
03:46:10
Zooming cartoon sound
PP falling
04:14:07
Falling cartoon sound
Cannon zoom
05:20:17
Zoom
Explosion
05:31:20
Explosion cartoon sound


Wednesday, 2 November 2011

No sound!

Currently i have finished the 'film analysis' and have added a sound but sadly my sound isn't working and hasn't for the last couple of weeks so i am struggling with what i can and can't do which is holding me back! I hope this will get sorted out so i can get on with my work, luckily i am fast working and will be able to catch up very fast.