SOUND

SOUND Foleys e.g. clicks of camera, typing on a computer, background sounds in a library (muffled talking, footsteps,), ‘zzzzz’ sounds for zooms, taking a book off a shelf, running fingers along books, room tones/atmosphere, Over exaggerated sounds e.g. Tarantino Mainly for hectic scenes and for people in the distance of shots or if we are filming a long shot. Dialogue is the most important to capture as sound wise, the documentary is dialogue driven in most places. ‘they developed a style of dialogue-driven, roving camera, slow-cut scenes interwoven with fast-cut action scenes’ (on Tarantino and Menke) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKEz9Fnd4pQ

‘original music is the only way to score your short’ SOUND ‘rarified ambient sound…emphasising the silence between the characters’ Use of silence: libraries are generally quiet locations, minimal effects emphasise awkward moments, don’t want to overpower the scene, used often in this style of comedy, Example: Randy & Irene’s encounter, Randy & the crew when Randy shows his psychopathic side ‘original music is the only way to score your short’ Looking to get an original score, no funding for licensing, royalty free music, mightn’t not need too much music more atmospheric sounds,

SOUND Challenges making sure we understand how the equipment works ‘sound is one of the easiest elements to mess up on set’ ensuring sound is crisp & clear on set and when recording foleys to get the best quality Challenges Difficulty capturing certain sound effects – use free sfx as a Plan B? ‘foleys can support and [add] focus, texture and life to the world of film’ Sound isn’t too hyper real/Tarantino style – perfect mix between reality and slightly off putting Sound helps emphasise elements in the scene and doesn't overpower situations

SOUND Collaboration: Camera Operators: Lighting: Other Sound Operator: ensure the framing allows us to capture good sound (positioning of the boom pole, the unidirectional mics have good placement) and make alterations where necessary Lighting: gaining the desired lighting effects but avoiding shadows from the equipment and making sure clear sound is still able to achieve Other Sound Operator: constant communication on set to ensure the sound is peaking at the desired levels and that the sound is the best we can achieve, checking back on shots during the shooting day to make sure we are consistent

EDITING

EDITING ‘editing reveals and even greater awareness of the audience’ Pacing and Timing: Very important since we need to be the audience and the comedian – need to find the ‘point where the humour peaks’ and cut there, test screenings etc. Style of comedy: lots of little laughs all the way through and a few bigger laughs. Leave enough time for laughter not to not overlap dialogue ‘editing reveals and even greater awareness of the audience’ ‘the editing centres on timing to accentuate performance’ Editing around reaction shots of characters and lingering on the characters ‘look to camera’ increasing the awkwardness of the scene and therefore the comedy

EDITING Collaboration with each other to work through differences in opinion and not let each other get stuck in one frame of mind understanding the intentions and subtext of the script, especially as the camera is very reaction shot based/set based ‘foreground/background set ups can also be particularly effective in heightening humour at the character’s expense’ CHALLENGES Time constraints – there are too of us but a time consuming genre and sound editing too Working within the comedy genre as it’s a new experience for us both

EDITING Collaboration: Lighting & Production Design: Director(s): Decide on a colour scheme for locations in order to help with the grade and work out what kind of style (soft/harsh) for certain scenes Director(s): Collaborate closely during the edit to ensure the vision is being shown correctly and the character’s motivations and personalities are being shown correctly Find test audiences to see if it is actually funny Sound (each other lol): Making sure the sound synchs up correctly and the different levels (of foleys, dialogue etc.) don’t overpower each other

EDITING The Office (UK or US..) Veep What we do in the Shadows The Thick of It The Office (UK or US..) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx9PVeqEf7w

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