I have been given 4 animation shorts to choose from which I need to create audio for.
I need to research other animation shorts to develop an understanding of what is needed. I listened to the animations and wrote down what is happening. I will use this research to help develop ideas for my own piece.
Before I started on the audio for my chosen animation, I did some research on animation sounds.
I found a couple animation shorts on YouTube and wrote down the sounds I could hear being created within the video.
The first one I found is called ‘The Box’.
Poking of holes in the box
Hands on the back of chair
Pattering of the mouse’s feet
Scurrying up material
Spoon being knocked
Pattering on kitchen counter
Matchstick moving
Box falling
Man going to the kitchen
Placing hands on the box
Rustling of paper
Footstep to the window
Opening window
Placing the box and paper outside
Birds tweeting
Cat meowing
Opens window
Walking in the kitchen
Rattling of cutlery/kitchen tools
Poking hoes in the box
Placing stuff on the table
Moving the chair
Placing a bottle cap down
Pushing the cap under the box
Placing the box down
Picking up the box
Rusting of packaging
Picking up breadcrumbs
Dropping crumb through a hole
Chair creak leaning back
Patting on man’s legs
Crumb thrown back through the hole
Sliding crumb towards the mouse
Mouse running away
TV sounds
Mouse climbing up the man’s clothes
Sniffing man
Grabs the crumb
Climbing down the man
The second animation I listened to was called ‘Decaf’.
Dog jumping
Dogs paws on the floor
Dog growling/sighing
Dog walking
Coffee machine
Pushing bowl across the floor
Cat sniffing and purring
Dog panting
Cat drinking
Cat shaking
Cat and dog panting
Dog and cat chasing
Cat jumping
Game controller
Cat playing piano
Dog playing drums
Koala moving
Coffee machine
Cat drinking
Chasing playing video game
Cat aggressively playing piano
Cat meows
Coffee machine
Cat snaps controller
Cat growl
Cat banging head on piano
Dog whimpering
Crashing of items
Cow mooing
Dog snoring
Lightening
Dog whimpering
Cat pushing bowl
Cat licks lips
Cat scratching on frame
Dog walking and panting
Dog ‘screams’
Cupboard opens
Dog whimpers
Birds and insects
Koala eating
Door opens
Dog pattering
Cat meows
Pouring of water
Bowl across the floor
Cat drinking
Cat purring
Head splash into bowl
Dog sniffs and stumbles
Door creaks open
Human gasp
Walking
Foley Sounds
Foley sounds are the recreating of everyday sound effects used within film and video, along with other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. The recreated sounds can be anything from footsteps to door opening and closing and glass breaking. If the Foley sounds are done well enough, they will go unnoticed by the audience, it also helps create a sense of reality within the scene. Movies would feel uncomfortable and unnaturally quiet without any of these crucial background noises.
The Foley artists recreate the realistic ambient sounds that the film portrays. The sounds can also be used to over up any unwanted sounds that appear during filming, such as traffic or passing planes.
I watched a couple videos about Foley sounds of how they can be used and how much of a different sound makes to a movie.
I will be using as many Foley sounds as I can during my audio.
Third Party Sounds
Third Party Sounds are music or sounds downloaded from a website, with permission to use due to copyright reasons.
There are two websites I can use for when I need music and any extra sounds, Incompetech and Freesound.
My animation audio
Out of the animation options, I chose ‘beans’.
I produced a list of sounds I need to include.
I went around college creating sounds and recording them with sound recorders. As it was snowing, I used the sound of walking on that for the gravel sounds. I also used the squeaking of electric doors for the door spinning.
I managed to get some machine sounding noises from the cars driven around college, which seemed to go okay. Along with that, I used snow being thrown on the ground for the splatter noise when the beans explode, I made the explosion sounds by banging a locker.
I had to get noises for the saw, screwdriver, spanner and blinds online through a Third-Party source as I was not able to get those sounds myself.
With the final cut, I was happy with the outcome, however I could have done better by making more sounds, like for the passing of the plate and sizzling.
After watching the other student’s animation audios, I realised I should have added more sounds, as said before, and try make the transitions smoother instead of them being so sudden. If I had to do this again, I would know where to improve and make it even better.
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