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VSP Project 1-Audio Dubbing Exercise

1/9/2023 - 24/9/2023 / Week 1 - Week 4
Lim Jia Zhen / 0349294
Video & Sound Production / Bachelor in Mass Communication (Hons) in Advertising and Brand Management 
Project 1: Audio Dubbing Exercise


INSTRUCTIONS


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LECTURES


We've been tasked by our lecturer to dub a video provided, where we'll record our own audio and incorporate free online sound effects to sync with the video and we'll edit the project using Adobe Premiere Pro.
EDITING PROGRESS

I used my phone's voice memo to record my audio, ensuring it was both clear and good quality.  This allowed me to have a convenient and portable recording setup, making it easy to capture the audio I needed for the dubbing project.


Then I went to Free Sound to find suitable sound effects and ambient sound effects to sync with the video.

These are the sound effects that I've saved.

Then I imported my audios in Adobe Premiere Pro, I placed each character's audio on each sound track.

I first edited the father's dialogue, I went to pitch shifter to change my pitch from female to male voice by shifting the semi-tones to -7.  All the volumes of the dialogues remained between -6.0db to -12.0db. I also applied transitions to all of the dialogues.

I also did the same for Agent 1 and Agent 2. I shifted Agent 2's semi-tones to -9 and Agent 1's semi-tones to -5.


Then I edited the little girl's dialogue, I went to pitch shifter to make the pitch sound a little higher because I want to make my audio sound more like a kid by shifting the semi-tones to 3. 

There's a part where Agent 1 is hearing the little girl says hello on the phone. So I went to Audio Effects and change the Highpass to 1300.0 Hz so it sounds like she's talking on the phone.

I then applied transitions to all of the audio tracks like fade in and fade out so it sounds more smoother. I adjusted the volume levels for both the sound effects and ambiance. The ambiance remained below -20dB, while the volume of the harder sound effects varied as needed. 

Exercise 2: Sound Shaping

We were required to record our own voice for 5 seconds and edit/shape it into a variety of  using Adobe Audition.

1. Phone Call
Figure 2.1 Phone Call Sound Shaping Progress


2. Closet

Figure 2.2 Closet Sound Shaping Progress


3. Bathroom

Figure 2.3 Bathroom Sound Shaping Progress


4. Underground Cave

Figure 2.4 Underground Cave Sound Shaping Progress

Figure 2.5 Underground Cave Sound Shaping Progress


5. Alien

Figure 2.6 Alien Sound Shaping Progress

Figure 2.7 Alien Sound Shaping Progress

Figure 2.8 Alien Sound Shaping Progress



REFLECTION

Throughout this project, I learned how to edit, add sound effects, incorporate transitions, adjust volume, and experiment with effects using Adobe Premiere Pro. I also obtained a valuable knowledge which is finding sound effects online and smoothly incorporating them into the video. Another intriguing aspect was utilizing the pitch shifter to alter our original recorded voices into male, female, or child voices, depending on the video's context. Although audio dubbing demanded meticulous attention to detail to restore sound to a muted video as we need to ensure that the audio not only matched the visuals but also restored the video to its intended form and atmosphere. However, watching how I managed to edit a muted video successfully with sound was immensely gratifying.  In exercise 2, I delved deeper into Adobe Audition, experimenting with tools like Parametric Equalizer and Reverb to apply diverse sound effects, like simulating a phone call or creating alien like sounds. I believe that if I continue to explore Audition, practicing regularly will broaden my ability to create versatile sound effects for video editing.
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