Before recording the sounds required for the film I had to watch the silent film many times so that I could take notes of each individual sound I would have to record. These sounds also had notes about what was causing them and the materials involved.
These sounds included:
- Metal hitting metal
- Sawing (not to be done at UCA)
-- "Swoosh" sounds
- Lick
-Page turn
-Cheer
-Cog turn
-Engine
-Pop
-Metal creak
I recreated these sounds with metal pipes hitting the floor, getting Micheal to make slurping sounds, turning a single page next to the microphone, adjusting the pedal on the office chair to make it creak and making a popping sound with my mouth. The other sounds were recorded at my home as I didn't have required equipment at UCA. These included the sounds of the engine- made by recording my lawn mower. I also got some of my friends to cheer into the microphone, I increases the pitch of this audio clip to make it sound more cartoon like and childish.
I found this exercise very fun and it was a brief insight into the world of Foley Art.
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