1. The Fourth
A Film by Joe burden

2. The Concept
Can inventive sound design be used in place of verbal or visual exposition to create an easily disseminated backstory in a science fiction film?

3. Practitioners Craig Berkey Ben Burtt
Sound Designer/Editor for X2 (2003), No Country For Old Men (2007), Hanna (2011)
“Sound design for me (…) is the overall thought/concept and execution of the entire sound-track. Philosophically my role as a sound designer is to help filmmakers achieve and exceed their aural aspirations for their films.”
Ben Burtt
Sound Designer/Editor for Star Wars ( ), E.T. (1982), WALL-E (2008)
“A large part of the sound design job is making the right choice of a sound, and not really your technical knowledge. I like accidents and spontaneity, and I pick takes out of my performances that often lead to new ideas that I wouldn’t have been able to objectively reason out ahead of time.“

4. Test Project – M is for Meat
Original Footage
Final Mix

5. Test Project – M is for Meat
Premiere Pro Timeline

6. Production Crew Cast Eric Sithole – Director Anna - Female, 18-24
Emma Mills – Production Manager
Joe Burden – Sound Recorder/Designer/Editor
Cast
Anna
- Female, 18-24
The Administrator
- Male, 40-60
The Echoes – Three voice actors
- One Female, Two Male
- Aged 20-40

7. Schedule Pre-Production Production Post-Production
Practitioner studies, story and character development, location and costume design
- Oct – Dec ’13
Script, cast, rehearsals, shot breakdown and legal. Costume tests and production design
- Jan ’14
Production
Shoot, re-shoots (TBC), ADR
- Feb ’14
Post-Production
Colour correction, grading, assembly edit, rough cut, offline edit appraisal
Final edit, screening, and feedback compilation. Critical essay and preliminary assessment of competition performance
- Mar ‘14

8. Measuring Success Online Screenings Private Screening Online Presence
Audience Questionnaire (using Survey Monkey)
Private Link
Private Screening
Use hard copies of same survey
Personal Feedback
Online Presence
Performance on SOTW and Shooting People’s Film of the Month contests

9. Bibliography
Mix Ben Burtt. [online] Available at: [Accessed: 14 Nov 2013]. Albrechtsen, P Behind the Art: Craig Berkey. [online] Available at: [Accessed: 24 Oct 2013]. X [film] USA: Bryan Singer. Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI) [Blu-ray] USA: George Lucas.