Project 1: A Film
Welcome! I'm glad to see you've made it here safely (dangerous waters are these of the Intrernrert!).
I'm a big fan of stories and plot development, so I literally took sound and enveloped it with a tale in the form of a short film. Though the filming, acting, production, and sounds may oft be considered "crude," put aside your pretentious imagination with its basic standards, and enjoy the film (or don't - I leave such trivial matters of judgement to you, the reader).
Sincerely,
Abhinav Kumar
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Behind the Scenes:
Since this class is highly open ended, I was bombarded with a wealth of primitive ideas for creation. This is the one that simply made the cut - stated plainly, I thought I could have the most fun making a movie. I had a tough time crafting a coherent plot that would keep the viewer interested, so I filmed as I thought - and vice versa. The story centers on the stresses a young man faces when the world's audio turns upside-left.
I was intrigued with gross sounds at first. I had been eating spaghetti for lunch and dinner over the past few weeks (cheap and easy to make), so my first sound was the noise that comes from a bowl when you're mixing the noodles and sauce together...kinda gross. I also wanted to record my intestines or stomach digesting food using a contact microphone, but I couldn't get one in time. Another obstacle I faced was being the main character and the main cameraman. One of my friends helped me with filming for a few scenes, but for the rest, I embraced the vices of our millenial generation and utilized the concept of vlogging, or video blogging (which is actually another slang for video web logging).
And finally, there was the actual procurement of sound. At first, I tried recording on a two dollar microphone through my computer, but the quality was extremely poor. Then I checked out a shotgun microphone from the RTF "cage." I ended up recording my sound on the video camera and only using the audio portion (i.e. spit sounds, smacking lips). The biggest help came from the Internet when I Stumbled Upon an emporium of downloadable sounds (through a Creative Commons license) called The Freesound Project. With the click of a button, I was downloading farts, neighs, quacks, and even the 'bleeps' used in television to censor curse words (fu-[bleep!]). Huge help.
Regarding the acting, it was extremely difficult to get in the mind of a 20 year old college student and even more difficult to portray one accurately (very similar in mannerisms to a 4 year old). Looking back, I wish I had displayed life outside of my one-character world, such as going outside in public.
Since this class is highly open ended, I was bombarded with a wealth of primitive ideas for creation. This is the one that simply made the cut - stated plainly, I thought I could have the most fun making a movie. I had a tough time crafting a coherent plot that would keep the viewer interested, so I filmed as I thought - and vice versa. The story centers on the stresses a young man faces when the world's audio turns upside-left.
I was intrigued with gross sounds at first. I had been eating spaghetti for lunch and dinner over the past few weeks (cheap and easy to make), so my first sound was the noise that comes from a bowl when you're mixing the noodles and sauce together...kinda gross. I also wanted to record my intestines or stomach digesting food using a contact microphone, but I couldn't get one in time. Another obstacle I faced was being the main character and the main cameraman. One of my friends helped me with filming for a few scenes, but for the rest, I embraced the vices of our millenial generation and utilized the concept of vlogging, or video blogging (which is actually another slang for video web logging).
And finally, there was the actual procurement of sound. At first, I tried recording on a two dollar microphone through my computer, but the quality was extremely poor. Then I checked out a shotgun microphone from the RTF "cage." I ended up recording my sound on the video camera and only using the audio portion (i.e. spit sounds, smacking lips). The biggest help came from the Internet when I Stumbled Upon an emporium of downloadable sounds (through a Creative Commons license) called The Freesound Project. With the click of a button, I was downloading farts, neighs, quacks, and even the 'bleeps' used in television to censor curse words (fu-[bleep!]). Huge help.
Regarding the acting, it was extremely difficult to get in the mind of a 20 year old college student and even more difficult to portray one accurately (very similar in mannerisms to a 4 year old). Looking back, I wish I had displayed life outside of my one-character world, such as going outside in public.