Semester A Audio Project AUP3003M group comprising:
Alice Asbury (Music Supervisor) – http://aliceaudioproject1.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk
Gareth Bailey (Supervising Sound Editor)
Rory Hunter (Location Audio Supervisor) – http://roryhunter.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/
Project Overview + Film Synopsis:
The Semester A project for the above group is to provide the audio for a 10 – 12 minute short drama created by a group of Media Production students, directed by Lucy Norton.
The following synopsis of the plot was provided by the client – “The film is about an old man (George) who struggles with everyday life tasks, encouraging the audience to sympathise with him. However, through the film there are suggestions that George has a dark and unsettling past that asks the audience to questions exactly how they actually feel about him. The film is based around the themes of judgement, punishment, forgiveness and loss.”
Client Requirements + Timeframe
We are engaged to provide a full score (preferably composed), location field recording of the audio and dialogue on set for roughly 8 days of filming, and full audio post production and editing of the audio, including additional foley and dialogue replacement as necessary.
Filming is due to commence October 26th for a two week period and scheduled to conclude by Sunday 8th of November, and the project audio must be completed and delivered in compliance with BBC audio guidelines by the 17th of December 2015.
We will receive an assembly cut of the film circa 4th of December, and will deliver the finished soundtrack to picture by December 16th leaving time for quality control, final paperwork and submission for all parties before the deadline. Prior to receipt of the assembly cut we will have provided a number of temp music tracks and work in progress for audio atmosphere, as many specific plot devices and scenes edited prior to the assembly cut’s delivery as is feasible which should enable us to deliver scratch mixes of the audio tracks for all or part of the film as required.
Group Aim
- To create and deliver the soundtrack to the film ‘George’ by Lucy Norton, Charlotte Hughes, Shaun Standring and Angelin Selvanathan.
Group Objectives:
- To create an effective musical score and soundtrack that suits the themes of the film and supports the story in a manner concordant with the picture and the preferences of the director.
- To successfully manage and conduct location recording to capture useful dialogue and atmospheres that will form the basis for some sound design aspects of the picture.
- To create believable and relevant atmospheres and sound effects in post production, and edit these into a full soundtrack using foley, location recordings, composed music and replaced dialogue where applicable.
Outcomes as the project’s Supervising Sound Editor:
- To successfully manage the audio team’s interaction with film’s director, editor and producer on a practical and creative level, and ensure the audio team’s work is delivered on time and to a good standard.
- To judge the initial direction of and maintain the consistency of the overall tone of the audio team’s work on the piece, and liase with the director to ensure this is concurrent with their vision of the piece.
- To manage the post-production workflow and contribute extensively to the design, construction, editing and mixing of the audio for the piece.
- To manage the delivery of the soundtrack at various stages of the production along with relevant paperwork, to the director and producer.
Other personal learning outcomes:
- To expand my knowledge of the theory and audio techniques deployed in the films influencing ‘George’, and in drama as a genre more generally.
- To contribute extensively to the practicalities of creating and recording music for, and of recording location sound for the piece.
- To have a good degree of creative involvement in the conception and direction of the soundtrack for the piece.
- To successfully manage a three person team in delivery of the entire soundtrack to a new piece of visual media efficiently.
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