DOCUMENTARY UNIT: SOUND WORKSHOP

So today was all about learning the post production stages of sound editing as well as getting an opportunity to have a go at using the clip mics. After testing them out I am pretty sure I would like to use them for our documentary. They are convenient and they actually provide really good sound quality even before a bit of editing.

So here are some of the results of the days workshop.

I have taken some footage from today and gone into Adobe Audition to attempt to get rid of some background noise so here is 2 of the same clips before and after editing:

I have to say this was not that succesfull and I got a sound like people talking in a corridor rather than outside next to a running engine.

This next clip is unedited on the sound front, I think this was something to do with the car, but it does show me how much interference you can get from the clip mic:

So I have taken part of that clip into Audition and edited it (below), I think a bit more effectively than the exterior shot. The challenge I find is trying to find a happy medium where there is some buzz track, but not too much to interfere with the voices.

As well as the above I wanted to test distance as myself and my partner are possibly going to film a referee and this could be a possibility for sound. However I did have a little jog with the clip mic and there was quite a lot of noise from the action of running. The standing and walking at a distance was very clear.

So all in all I have to say quite a fruitful day in which I learned a lot about editing sound as well as sound during production.

I will be taking all of this on for the continuation of my documentary project.

Original Footage and sound in Premiere

Then being transferred to sound edit in Audition.