Extra week for Assignment 3- Now Due: April 23

Assignment 3: Voicework & Environment-Due April 23 Week 13

Proposal of Final Project- Due April 23 Week 13

Elaboration on Assignment 3

In Part II of your assignment, I forgot to add that you should describe what is going on in your environmental scene. Also write on what you did to create the sounds (and how you modified them to create your final product) that make up your scene in the paper which accompanies your 3rd assignment.

Don't forget too that for part 1 your accompanying paper must contain a character sketch- describe his/her/its appearance, its position in life or society, its character traits and the way your character moves.

Lecture Notes 04/09/07 Microphones and Voice Acting

This is an exploration of microphones. Please visit the below site and explore it thoroughly. It will help you understand use of the microphone in much greater depth.

Microphones

Explore this site http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/how-to-use.html

http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/how-microphones-work.html
Teaches you how microphones work

http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/directional-characteristics.html
Choose mikes based on directionality. Complete with diagrams

http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/placement.html
This provides some advice on positioning the mike

http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/stands.html
This link is all about mike stands

Voice-Acting

Remember, Voice-over is acting. You must become the character you’re trying to portray so much so that you are gone and all that’s left is the character. Even if you are nervous or shy, think about your character. Chances are that your character is neither shy nor nervous; he/she takes command of the world. Thus, you must do the same. Remember that you become the character and forget who you are.

http://www.voiceacting.com/Resources___Links/Articles_NAV/0001/0002/0003/0003.html Explore this site thoroughly. It’s chock full of useful advice about voice-acting that will help you in your 2^nd major assignment and your final project.

Here are just some of the useful articles that you should read to prepare yourself for voice-acting in your remaining assignments/projects.

1) Voice acting tips and warm-up exercises

2) The Brilliant Backstory

3) Overcoming that Demon called nervousness

4) Controlling Loud Screams and Yells

Foley Links

Since a substantial portion of your grade comes from Foley work, here are some sites I want you to read.

http://epicsound.com/sfx/
This is an excellent site which gives you many ideas of how to create a myriad of sounds.

http://mis15.ncarts.edu/film/yewdall/Web%20Pages-A/Chpt_16_TEXT_FOLEY.htm


http://www.c5sound.com/newsroom/secrets.php
Foley tips shared by hollywood foley artists

http://www.leftbehind.com/channelfree.asp?pageid=956&channelID=175
Some good practical stuff by foley artists

http://www.marblehead.net/foley/mvs.html

http://www.marblehead.net/foley/feet.html

http://www.marblehead.net/foley/specifics.html

One more point about the Foley sound sheet recording assignment

I forgot to say this but please describe how you create each sound for this assignment (Foley Sound Sheet recording): how you physically created the sound and what you did to modify it to create its final form. Great! I look forward to hearing your creations.

Exporting wav or other files to mp3s in audacity

To be able to export wav or any other files to mp3s, you need the LAME encoder.

Go to this site to download LAME. Just follow the instructions:

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3

Addendum to Laughter is the best medicine

One student pointed out that some of the sounds I required of you for the Laughter is the Best Medicine response paper are very similar. Thus, you are now only required to create 8 sounds. All others will remain the same but you can now choose to create:

1) an old woman's cackle OR a witch's cackle
2) a young boy's laugh OR a young girl's laugh

If you're feeling adventurous and want to attempt all 4 sounds, it could earn you 1/2 a point extra.
If you attempt it and it doesn't quite work, no points will be deducted from your grade.