Shoes: The Recording

For 5002 we have been given a short film called Shoes which has a very basic soundtrack and no dialogue. There is plenty of room for it to be developed and embellished. And so it is an assessment!


Me and Mike worked together on some of the sounds (we have both worked on sounds individually but for things like footsteps to get a good sounds is easier to work in pairs). We set down the other day and as per usual things take a lot longer than you expect them too and we spent a good few hours recording sounds.

We used (what to me is) a new piece of equipment to the Uni. The microphone is a H4 Zoom Mic. It is a really goot little recorder, though on first look it looks more complicated than the Edirol recorders we have used before they definitely give a better sound quality and are actually really easy to use!

The fun thing about recreating sounds is that you dont neccessarily have to use the obvious to create the sound. For example, there is a section of the film where the character writes on newspaper in a felt tip, but when it comes to recording it sounded clearer and looked better when it was a felt tip drawing on a balloon!

The next step is editing the sounds and also decided on a suitable music soundtrack to go underneath the sounds I have recorded! The first decision I have to make is whether to edit on Final Cut, Soundtrack or Logic? Each has its pros and cons for this type of sound edit. So that challenge shall start next week!

Soundtrack: Shoes

For one of our 5002 soundtrack assessments we have been given a short film (of which we have heard the original sound) and given the task of re doing the soundtrack using our own recordings (and some library sounds).

The original film dows not contain any dialogue which makes things easier and there is definitely room for a music track in the background.

Having watched the film I now have a list of nearly 35 sounds I need to provide.
They include the following: things:

• footsteps (various surfaces and paces)
• cars driving by (various speeds/distances)
• coins dropping
• china/glass placed on bar
• doors (opening/shutting)
• TV background noise
• car washing

The biggest challenge is going to be thinking of/finding a suitable backing track so that there isnt massive gaps of silence.
Hoping to record in the next couple of weeks!

Graphic Designers

Saul Bass
Saul Bass had a 40 year career mainly working on posters and movie titles with directors such as Hitchcock, Preminger and Kubrick. What has been argued as his most notable work is what he did for The Man with the Golden Arm.
"Design is thinking made visual."






David Carson
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Neville Brody
Neville Brody is a British graphic designer, typographer and art director. He initially worked in record cover designs and went on to work with magazines and newspapers as as well as being one of the founding members of FontWorks.