Music for a Christmas Animation S3 Music Technology Inverurie Academy Faculty of Expressive Arts Music for a Christmas Animation

Creating a Sound Track for a Christmas Animation Learning Intentions 1. You are going to create a sound track for a Christmas animation of your choice 2 Create a sound design map for your chosen animation 3. Create Foley sounds for your animation using the Zoom/mics and Focus Scarlett box. 4. Use the internet and controller keyboard to source/make sound effects and background music for your animation 5. Convert your Foley etc. to Mp3 files 6. Import all your sounds and match up to your animation 7. Apply basic mixing techniques to your work 8. Export your animation as a QuickTime Movie 9. Evaluate your work

Success Criteria All pupils will be able to …… Select an animation of their choice to work with and create a Sound Design Map Use the internet to source sound effects Upload the sfx into Cubase and match up with the animation Evaluate their work and upload this to the S3 Music Tech blog Most pupils will be able to …… Use the Zoom H1 and or mics and focus Scarlett box to create Foley and or Dialogue Convert the Foley etc to Mp3 files Export their finished project as a Quick Time Movie Some pupils will be able to …… Apply basic mixing techniques to their work.

Work through this brief in order to complete your project – please ensure you read the instructions carefully and update your session log at the end of each period….. Stage 1 Go to Shared Documents – Faculties – Creative Arts – Music – 2014-15 – S3 Music Tech – Christmas movies Listen to and watch all the animations in the folder and choose one for your project. Copy and Paste your chosen animation into a new folder in you’re my documents called CHRISTMAS MOVIE PROJECT. Complete a SOUND DESIGN MAP detailing all the sounds you hear and are where they come from – live recoding, foley ,dialogue, sound effect. (your teacher will hand these out)

Sound Design Map example Stage 2 Create your own Sound design map – carefully detailing what sounds you need and where are you going to get them –foley, sound effect (from the internet or controller keyboard, music/background. Complete the map on the next slide. Sound Design Map example Time Foley Sound Effect Music/background Dialogue  00.00    background music  00.03  footsteps on snow  00.10  reindeer singing

Sound Design Map Time Foley Sound Effect Music/background Dialogue  00.00    back ground music – hark the herald  00.23  cressendo  00.26  slipping on ice

Blocking Sounds Stage 3 Block your sounds: Foley Sound Effect Dialogue Music/background Other Slipping on ice Sugar Plum Fairy  

www.soundbible.com www.soundjay.com www.freesound.org These websites have great effects but there are many more:. Just google – ‘free sound effects’ www.soundbible.com www.soundjay.com www.freesound.org User Name: moggsmusic Password:room55   www.freesfx.co.uk User Name: N45MT Password: room55

Stage 4 Open a new CUBASE Project – CHRISTMS MOVIE SOUNDS One block at a time make/compose your effects and export as MP3 files using AUDIO MIXDOWN. Sound Effects will download as MP3s automatically from the internet (if you are using CHROME they will go straight to your ‘downloads’ folder. (Use CHROME FOR THIS) Use the Zoom H1 for Foley sounds and also the mics and Scarlett Focusrite Audio box for sounds/dialogue. 5. Create instrument tracks and experiment with the virtual keyboard /controller keyboard. Ensure you NAME EACH SOUND!!! and store together in your project folder – CHRISTMAS MOVIE SOUNDS This will take quite a while but its important that you do this carefully and thoroughly.

Stage 5 Open a new project – CHRISTMAS MOVIE Import the video you have chosen to work with Set the time line to – time code and time linear (right click on the time line to do this) The F8 shortcut will allow you to see the video too. Import your sounds one at a time and line up with the video (Import audio file)

Stage 6 Press F3 and you will get the MIXER Now balance up each track using the sliders to adjust the volume. Use PANNING to decide which speaker the sounds are coming from. Use Fade out/ in if appropriate. Experiment with REVERB Watch your movie! Reverb in here Panning Volume

Stage 7 Export your completed project as a QUICK TIME Movie (see the hand out for this) Complete your CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVALUATION (at the end of this power point) Upload this power point including your Evaluation to the S3 MUSIC TECH BLOG Save your Movie to the TERABYTE HARD DRIVE at the teachers’ desk.

Session Log Date: 1/12/14 What I have done today: I finished my penguin video What help I needed: I needed help to export it Evidence I have produced, where and how it is stored: The video is now in my music folder as a midi video Use this space to insert screen shots of your work (print scr and paste - ctrl + v)

Session Log Date: 27/11/14 What I have done today: I continued to get the sounds I needed and put two together to make my own sound effect. I also got the backing track downloaded What help I needed: How to offset tracks Evidence I have produced, where and how it is stored: Backing track 1 & Slipping on ice

Music for a Christmas Animation Date: Personal Assessment Record Pupil Teacher/Peer   Criteria RED AMBER GREEN 1 Create a sound design map to accompany the Animation 2 Use the internet to search for and download sound effects as .wav and mp3s 3 Use mics/Zoom H1 to record foley sounds/dialogue 4 Use the controller keyboard to compose sound effects 5 Apply basic mixing, EQ and balancing techniques. 6 Bounce down an audio master. What I like best about my project 1. I like the music I chose 2. I managed to time the sound effects well What I can do to improve my next project 1. I can chose a longer, more difficult video 2. I can add more effects Concepts/Effects Used in my music   Differentiated Success Criteria LO1: All pupils will be able to... LO2: LO3: Most pupils will be able to.. LO4: Some pupils will be able to RED I need to spend more time on this AMBER I am beginning to do this well GREEN I am confident at doing this