Sourced sound effects List

Sound Effects recording list

(Left, track number on Marantz, right, sound effect)

Edit 2

Back in the edit suite, we began constructing our atmos; we added an extra track to the project for background noise. Some of the segments simply had a sound effect over a long period of time; writing, typing or footsteps for example. Others used background atmos that we had recorded, including children playing.
As we worked, we began to add more and more sound effects, trying to fill in the gaps. We didn't want to have much silence behind the voice-over because the sound effects were meant to run alongside and complement the commentary.
Once we'd finished, we played it to a few classmates to see their reactions.. Encouragingly, they were all good!

Edit 1 and Tutorial

Before our tutorial we had edited about half our piece together, and brought it along to show our tutor. We were finding the process simple, and we were able to stick to our ideas and make them work. We didn't have to use many effects as we needed normal, everyday sounds, so other than compression, pan and some effects with the EQ, we left the sounds as they had been recorded. In Soundtrack Pro we used several different tracks simultaneously to construct our stereo piece from all our mono recordings; one track for speech, and two for sound effects. This made it easier to edit because we could see all the different elements at once as they worked together.
In our tutorial, our tutor told us we were on the right track, but we needed an atmos track to give our piece more depth.

List of sounds and recording

All our sounds were recorded in my flat by both me and Alice. We used the common areas of the flat as my room is by a road and is consequently very noisy! Luckily our tracks had very little background noise as the rooms we used were quieter.
Here is our giant list we used to make a note of and record all our sounds:

Script for Old age (Will)

(Adapted from several example wills found online)

WILL OF Abigail Morwenna Jackson

I, Abigail Morwenna Jackson, a resident of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, hereby make this Will and revoke all prior Wills and Codicils.

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION:

a. I was born on 19^th December 1960 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Glasgow

b. I am not currently married but I was previously married to Jim Smith in 1986 and the marriage ended by Death in 2019.

c. I have 3 living children, Lucy Samantha Smith-Jackson, born 23^rd September 1986, David John Smith-Jackson, born 14^th April 1989, and Jeremy Charles Smith-Jackson, born 21^st December 1990.

BENEFICIARIES: I give my property to the following persons:

To my friend Georgina Gretel Waters, I leave my jewellery.

To my friend Adam Jack Jones, I leave my collection of musical instruments.

The rest of my estate is to be distributed evenly between my children.

If any beneficiary under this Will does not survive me by 30 days, then I shall be deemed to have survived such person.

I, Abigail Morwenna Jackson, hereby sign this Will at Sheffield, South Yorkshire on this 17^th day of July, 2019.

Script for Adult stage (To-Do List)

To-do List – 14^th March 1998

• · Wake kids up
• · Shower
• · Make breakfast
• · Make sure kids are ready
• · Drive kids to school
• · Go to the supermarket
• · Buy bread, milk, eggs, broccoli, chicken, cheese, pasta and wine
• · Drive home
• · Put shopping away
• · Have glass of wine
• · Wash dishes
• · Hoover lounge and hallway
• · Make kids’ beds
• · Have another glass of wine
• · Pick kids up from school
• · Make sandwiches for kids
• · Prepare dinner
• · Have another glass of wine
• · Serve dinner
• · Put kids to bed
• · Finish bottle of wine
• · Dispose of empty wine bottle.

Refining our idea

As the deadline ran closer, we sat down to talk about our final ideas for the project. Seeing as a 3-minute piece is pretty long, we decided to split it into 6 30-second segments of a person's life; baby, child, teenager, mid-20s, middle age, and retirement. Originally we were just going to create different atmospheric sounds for each of these, but decided to include a voice-over to keep the pace of the piece going. We would write pieces of text that corresponded to that point in life; a birth certificate, piece of schoolwork, diary entry, curriculum vitae, to-do list, and a will.
We each decided to write half the project, after deciding on an initial idea together; we would go away and write a script and make notes for any sound effects we would need.
Here's my half of our joint spider diagram:

The Curious Ear: Meat Factory Ear Worms

This is a short audio piece made for Irish radio. It is an account of one man's experiences working in a meat factory. Parts of it are recorded within the factory, others out in the countryside on his journey to work.
I found the construction of this piece very inspiring for my own work; it is built from layers of sounds to give it depth. Parts of it are silent, while others use atmospheric sound, a music track, and speech. I want to use this style for my own piece, because it is more interesting to listen to than just one track.

Another day, another brief

On this brief I'll be working with Alice Hathaway. I was sitting next to her when the brief was handed out, and we both wanted to do an abstract sense of space within someone's head. We came up with some initial themes to work from:

• Internal, unvoiced replies to external events
• Mental health (paranoia, eating disorder)
• Autobiographical narration

We decided to go with the story of someone's life, to explore the events our minds are concerned with at different stages of life.