Audio for PT 2: Sole Survivor
Dusing the filming of our first film shoot I was in charge of the audio. It was a really good experience being the audio enginer as I learnt how difficult the job can actually be.
For instance on the day I completely neglected the bars of the audio while we were filming. This meant that when we came to edit, we found that the quality and sound of each clip varied. We were very blessed as it wasn't a hinderence in the editing process as the audio had remained relatively at the same level. This means that we now know to pay close attention during our next film.
We also discovered that we had to pay close attention as to where the boom pole was as we didn't want to get it in shot. With continuous help from Jackson Doudney we were able to achieve this, but we were oblivious to the fact that the boom poles shadow was getting in some shots. While there was only one major shot where this occurred, which we all were able to edit around, it did make us realise that it would be something we would have to be careful of in later shoots.
The final problem that occurred on the day was some voices which got into the background of one of the necessary lines. During the shoot I had completely missed it and only when we were going over the footage later on did we notice it. Thankfully we were able to hide it by combining several tools. These tools included the Denoiser, which cut out most of the noise in the background and is an easy tool that I will most likely used again, the audio bar levels which allowed me to lower the noise during the intervals were the main characters weren't speaking, and a backing track. While my personal choice of music wasn't the best choice for the crime thriller genre, it did cover up the remains background noises and taught me how to creatively solve problems that I might come across in a later shoot.
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