End of Week 3
# What was your plan for this week?
Task C2
# What did you actually do this week?
What I did this week was indeed prepare materials for recording as is now my "box of sounds" next to my workstation. What I also did was do some location recording on the trains and city roads of dundee and edinburgh which will be used later on in the process as well as getting the DR-07 replaced and all programs fully working on the new PC.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
There are no differences or degrees of work
# What worked well this week?
One recording in aprticular has worked well and endeared itself to me for use, also preliminary recording tests with pro tools and evolve have worked well to great effect. Also I have heard back from the HMC and I will be having the screenings done for free considering its for the honours project and such and will have to make psoters an dorganise times very shortly.
# What did not work so well this week?
The location recordings were not perfect, a lot of interferance was inherant throughout the mixes with people talking, babies crying, or general urban city noises that I don't want at this stage. Also it has occured to me that the recordign and mixing of the audio will take longer than the implementationt than I planned and so I will re adjust what I do but still aim for the milestoens and deadlines set by me originally.
# What have you learned this week?
I have been learning SoundForge and all its wonderful little mechanics, also I've learned thatits not always good enough to keep throwing yoruself out there and doing lots of work, sure it will get yoru name out there as a hard worker, but if the material is not good enough...the end result could mean a bad reputation.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Dry cuts from location recordings, evolve tests, continuous materials list.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
To infinity and beyond!
Monday, 25 January 2010
Monday, 18 January 2010
Week 2
End of Week 2
# What was your plan for this week?
Task A1, A2, C1
# What did you actually do this week?
What happened this week was the completion of A1 and A2 and deliverables were logged, and C1 is still ongoing as there is a fault with my primary audio recorder and will be replaced this wednesday if all goes well. Failing that I will need to arrange to record solely in my studio and use the recording I managed to take with the DR-07 before it stopped working completely.
The new PC has arrived and most programs have been transfered to it, one is still to come Sony Vegas Pro 9, which should arrive shortly. Also Recycle arrived aswell as film sound design book and Evolved has been fully comprehended and can be used with pro tools successfully as it has invaluble resource instruments for sound effect creation.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
C1 was not fully completed due to a fault of the manufacturer so the deliverable has not been added as of yet.
# What worked well this week?
The titan PC has been tested to various degrees and so far has shown great results in being able to handle what I need to do and more. Also the only recording which I took with the DR-07 is actually not bad and might be used in the final edit.
# What did not work so well this week?
Few hiccups here and there having the DR-07 die on me when I needed it the most ( when it was raining) was not helpful and I will need to wait till it rains again before recording that source.
# What have you learned this week?
To be the best you have to constantly explore new options and ideas and experiment with sound, and to record all the time.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Task deliverables A1 and A2
# Do you have any other comments to make?
Not fully comprehending the significance of A1 and A2 in terms of evidence will show if I only use the material I have written I sense that for the final dissertation I will need to be more aggressive in persueing answers.
I will need to print off more sheets and re read my deliverables and assess my position at this time to make the big deadline of doing all the films by mid march - I am very worried about not making something well done and creative.
# What was your plan for this week?
Task A1, A2, C1
# What did you actually do this week?
What happened this week was the completion of A1 and A2 and deliverables were logged, and C1 is still ongoing as there is a fault with my primary audio recorder and will be replaced this wednesday if all goes well. Failing that I will need to arrange to record solely in my studio and use the recording I managed to take with the DR-07 before it stopped working completely.
The new PC has arrived and most programs have been transfered to it, one is still to come Sony Vegas Pro 9, which should arrive shortly. Also Recycle arrived aswell as film sound design book and Evolved has been fully comprehended and can be used with pro tools successfully as it has invaluble resource instruments for sound effect creation.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
C1 was not fully completed due to a fault of the manufacturer so the deliverable has not been added as of yet.
# What worked well this week?
The titan PC has been tested to various degrees and so far has shown great results in being able to handle what I need to do and more. Also the only recording which I took with the DR-07 is actually not bad and might be used in the final edit.
# What did not work so well this week?
Few hiccups here and there having the DR-07 die on me when I needed it the most ( when it was raining) was not helpful and I will need to wait till it rains again before recording that source.
# What have you learned this week?
To be the best you have to constantly explore new options and ideas and experiment with sound, and to record all the time.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Task deliverables A1 and A2
# Do you have any other comments to make?
Not fully comprehending the significance of A1 and A2 in terms of evidence will show if I only use the material I have written I sense that for the final dissertation I will need to be more aggressive in persueing answers.
I will need to print off more sheets and re read my deliverables and assess my position at this time to make the big deadline of doing all the films by mid march - I am very worried about not making something well done and creative.
Monday, 11 January 2010
Week 1
Heylo
First week gone of the project. Heres the first Diary report
# What was your plan for this week?
Task D1.
The plan was to pick the suitable film and outline the narrative type that the sound effects should portray and what style of the sound effects should be used in the film. In doing this assess how best to use the porgrams and equipment to plot out the narrative outcome.
# What did you actually do this week?
What actually happened was a short series of tests running the equipment and some of the software as the editing suite has not arrived yet. Also a general feel for the projects narrative was accumulated and the overall theme will be "mystical and abstract" which goes well with the style of the film called URBAN ABSTRACT.
Also due to the loss of the part time job I decided to use the time to take a break for a few days to recuperate and to playtest soem games and watch a few films. That being said I have also completed the series Full Metal Panic and intend to move onto Neoin, as part of my creative influences.
Also what happened this week was the buying of a PC from overclocked.co.uk called the Titan Goliath, which will help me out as my laptops drivers are failing due to heat; even though I have placed a fan at the back of it. So this will therefore require time to install all my programs and have it integrate with all my hardware as well and this might take a few days.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
What I would have liked to have done is write a small summary of the narrative I would like to achieve but considering my art is rather untouchable or readable it escaped me how to use my art to portray this. All I can say at this point is I want it abstract and sort of give you the feeling your in a vacuum with this sound happening to you in the first test film sense of course.
# What worked well this week?
The new software instruments called Evolve works very well I can see myself using that in a few pieces of the film.
# What did not work so well this week?
The evolved instrument has one flaw, it so far only plays in Kontact which does not have a record option, I will therefore have to build a slightly complex system to record from my laptops outputs through the monitors and into a small mixer and then into the pro tools interface MBox 2 mini into a pro tools session.
Also the DR-07 recorder that arrived has a problem and so I will be getting a replacement soon. My dynamic mic seems to be oddly broke also.
# What have you learned this week?
To read carefully into what your buying, very carefully.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Evolve is now in my arsenel, so too is the DR-07 recorder, and soon to be a PC that can handle more than this sony laptop can.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
I am getting a little worried about the project, I have ideas for the sounds, but I have no way of making them at this time. This might be considered a good thing as Im diving intot he project or bad as my lack of experience shows in this area which I have delved into on purpose to strengthen my weaknesses, Film sound effects.
First week gone of the project. Heres the first Diary report
# What was your plan for this week?
Task D1.
The plan was to pick the suitable film and outline the narrative type that the sound effects should portray and what style of the sound effects should be used in the film. In doing this assess how best to use the porgrams and equipment to plot out the narrative outcome.
# What did you actually do this week?
What actually happened was a short series of tests running the equipment and some of the software as the editing suite has not arrived yet. Also a general feel for the projects narrative was accumulated and the overall theme will be "mystical and abstract" which goes well with the style of the film called URBAN ABSTRACT.
Also due to the loss of the part time job I decided to use the time to take a break for a few days to recuperate and to playtest soem games and watch a few films. That being said I have also completed the series Full Metal Panic and intend to move onto Neoin, as part of my creative influences.
Also what happened this week was the buying of a PC from overclocked.co.uk called the Titan Goliath, which will help me out as my laptops drivers are failing due to heat; even though I have placed a fan at the back of it. So this will therefore require time to install all my programs and have it integrate with all my hardware as well and this might take a few days.
# If there are any differences between items 1 & 2, please explain why.
What I would have liked to have done is write a small summary of the narrative I would like to achieve but considering my art is rather untouchable or readable it escaped me how to use my art to portray this. All I can say at this point is I want it abstract and sort of give you the feeling your in a vacuum with this sound happening to you in the first test film sense of course.
# What worked well this week?
The new software instruments called Evolve works very well I can see myself using that in a few pieces of the film.
# What did not work so well this week?
The evolved instrument has one flaw, it so far only plays in Kontact which does not have a record option, I will therefore have to build a slightly complex system to record from my laptops outputs through the monitors and into a small mixer and then into the pro tools interface MBox 2 mini into a pro tools session.
Also the DR-07 recorder that arrived has a problem and so I will be getting a replacement soon. My dynamic mic seems to be oddly broke also.
# What have you learned this week?
To read carefully into what your buying, very carefully.
# Describe all the items that have been added to your portfolio this week?
Evolve is now in my arsenel, so too is the DR-07 recorder, and soon to be a PC that can handle more than this sony laptop can.
# Do you have any other comments to make?
I am getting a little worried about the project, I have ideas for the sounds, but I have no way of making them at this time. This might be considered a good thing as Im diving intot he project or bad as my lack of experience shows in this area which I have delved into on purpose to strengthen my weaknesses, Film sound effects.
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Honours Project - Day 1
Heylo
Today we will be looking into the narrative I think the Film should relate via the sound effects and hence be then able to identify what sound effects I would like for the Film, I have already made a Cue sheet which identifys what sounds would generally be used to sonicaly enhance the visuals that appear in Urban Abstract however with new programs and materials on their way to me as we speak I will take some time to experiemnt with the new equipment to possibly find new paths that I can choose.
So for just now I am experimenting making a musical track in Reason and as I do this I get beter to grips with finding the right sounds and effects that could be used in the Film.
For this I have given myself a week from now to accomplish.
have a good day
Today we will be looking into the narrative I think the Film should relate via the sound effects and hence be then able to identify what sound effects I would like for the Film, I have already made a Cue sheet which identifys what sounds would generally be used to sonicaly enhance the visuals that appear in Urban Abstract however with new programs and materials on their way to me as we speak I will take some time to experiemnt with the new equipment to possibly find new paths that I can choose.
So for just now I am experimenting making a musical track in Reason and as I do this I get beter to grips with finding the right sounds and effects that could be used in the Film.
For this I have given myself a week from now to accomplish.
have a good day
Monday, 4 January 2010
A last touch
Heylo
Making CD covers atm :) giving my hand in a little more shine to it, will definetly stand out if no one else has dne it, however for the final one I hope to have decent quality paper fro printing the sleeves next time, maybe gloss.
Well Im just wrapping up the hand ins ready for tomorrow to drop off in one swoop so I can start my project and also take a little time to finish the Documentary for signpost international and go for a break to Edinburgh.
have a good day
Making CD covers atm :) giving my hand in a little more shine to it, will definetly stand out if no one else has dne it, however for the final one I hope to have decent quality paper fro printing the sleeves next time, maybe gloss.
Well Im just wrapping up the hand ins ready for tomorrow to drop off in one swoop so I can start my project and also take a little time to finish the Documentary for signpost international and go for a break to Edinburgh.
have a good day
Sunday, 3 January 2010
Research Methods and Dissertation Proposal - completed
Heylo
As the title staes I have done my first full draft of the proposal which is v10 as it stands today. Long process of trying to get the introduction right has taken longer than expected due to my own inabilities to complete it within the parametres of a good introdution according to Colin Cartwright.
So I hope this version will please him more so than the previous 9.
One thing does remain tho which is the Abstract however that will come in a few days as I prepare for the project istelf and gather all necessary material for the last 2 hand-ins ; Concept development and Pre Production.
have a great day
As the title staes I have done my first full draft of the proposal which is v10 as it stands today. Long process of trying to get the introduction right has taken longer than expected due to my own inabilities to complete it within the parametres of a good introdution according to Colin Cartwright.
So I hope this version will please him more so than the previous 9.
One thing does remain tho which is the Abstract however that will come in a few days as I prepare for the project istelf and gather all necessary material for the last 2 hand-ins ; Concept development and Pre Production.
have a great day
Saturday, 2 January 2010
Back to work - Buy ins, Inspiration
Heylo
New year is upon us and so I have decided to start buying in the equipment needed for this project so it will hopefully arrive in time in the next 2 weeks ahead of shedule, now what I have gathered are:
ReCycle - Propellorheads audio editing suite, I felt it was time to change from the mastered Audacity to something a little more pro. in total £100. studica online
Tascam DR-07 - Portable audio recorder, for those hard to get sound effects. in total £150. dolphin music online
Books - Sound design books around £15 in total, amazon online
Films - On mass box sets, film series, collections, classics, I have spent around £130 on this - for inspiration and research. high street stores and amazon online
Also, been very tempted by a MIDI controller you see I have been researchign MIDIboxes, a non commercial rpoduct that you build yourself masterfully created by Thorsten Klose, you can find his videos on the useage of his kit at VIMEO from which I have become very aware of my hardware deficiency and software dependancy.
It is time to move on from my mastered appliacations and start learning new ones :) hence ReCycle and looking into new hardware such as MIDI controllers, however I forsee a problem with creating synthetic sounds for the film that wont be best recorded by the Tascam like absract zooms and woosh sounds and computer noises, or noises like the gas I plan to use will be very hard to find in Dundee without harm to oneself.
So I will look into Refills for Reason and Have already filled Protools with free Inserts from CA magazine :).
hope you had a good new year, have a good day
New year is upon us and so I have decided to start buying in the equipment needed for this project so it will hopefully arrive in time in the next 2 weeks ahead of shedule, now what I have gathered are:
ReCycle - Propellorheads audio editing suite, I felt it was time to change from the mastered Audacity to something a little more pro. in total £100. studica online
Tascam DR-07 - Portable audio recorder, for those hard to get sound effects. in total £150. dolphin music online
Books - Sound design books around £15 in total, amazon online
Films - On mass box sets, film series, collections, classics, I have spent around £130 on this - for inspiration and research. high street stores and amazon online
Also, been very tempted by a MIDI controller you see I have been researchign MIDIboxes, a non commercial rpoduct that you build yourself masterfully created by Thorsten Klose, you can find his videos on the useage of his kit at VIMEO from which I have become very aware of my hardware deficiency and software dependancy.
It is time to move on from my mastered appliacations and start learning new ones :) hence ReCycle and looking into new hardware such as MIDI controllers, however I forsee a problem with creating synthetic sounds for the film that wont be best recorded by the Tascam like absract zooms and woosh sounds and computer noises, or noises like the gas I plan to use will be very hard to find in Dundee without harm to oneself.
So I will look into Refills for Reason and Have already filled Protools with free Inserts from CA magazine :).
hope you had a good new year, have a good day
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