Project 1

 April 21,2025

12/05/2025 - 01/06/2024(Week 3 - Week 6)

YANGYANG / 0363575

Video and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University 

Project 1

LIST

1. Instructions

2.Lectures

3.Project 1 / Audio Editing Exercises

4 Reflections

Instructions

Lectures

Classification of audio elements

Speech/dialogue

Bringing characters to life, providing context for scenes

Sound effects Creating realism

Divided into two categories:

• Hard sound effects: sounds of specific actions (e.g., door creaks, glass breaking)
• Ambient sound effects: background noises (e.g., traffic, wind), creating an ambience

Music (not needed for this exercise)

Creating atmosphere and emotion, foreshadowing plot development

Access to resources

• Speech: recorded on a mobile phone
• Sound effects: recommended 

websites :

freesound.org

99sounds.org

kasradesign.com

Project 1 / Audio Editing Exercises

Fig 1.1 Exercises

While searching for the corresponding sound effects I realised that this was more work than I thought, but with the help of the team members we saved a lot of time and effort.

Fig 1.2 Audio Breaking Sheet Link

Fig 1.3 Sound editing

When editing the voices, since I did all the dubbing for this piece, I may not have done a good job of differentiating between male and female voices, so I could have adjusted the tones to fit the characters better.

Fig 1.4 line

Fig 1.4 editing process

Reflections

In the process of completing this exercise, I initially came into contact with the use of Premiere Pro software, before that I have also come into contact with other editing software, which is usually more simple to use, but the relative functionality is not as comprehensive and professional as Premiere Pro, I started from the beginning of the interface of the bewilderment and discomfort to the present through repeated practice and practice gradually began to be familiar with the operation of the I hope to become more proficient in the use of editing techniques in my future explorations.

Part 2: 

Instructions:

Record your own voice for 10 seconds for Project 1 Exercise 2 sound shaping.

1. Voice of phone call.
2. Voice coming from inside of the closet.
3. Underground cave.
4. Alien/ Orc voice

Process: 

Drive Link: 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RAjqJ8_K1OVDDOaszLGc15TeR2_I4w3p?usp=sharing

PHONE EFFECT

UNDERGROUND EFFECT

MUFFIED EFFECT

ALIEN  EFFECT

REFLECTION:

In this exercise, I explored the process of recording my own native language, which turned out to be a surprisingly engaging and meaningful experience. I rarely get the chance to hear myself speak my mother tongue in such a formal and intentional way, and doing so allowed me to reflect on both the rhythm and emotion of my speech.

It was also my first time using Adobe Audition, which opened up a whole new world of audio editing for me. I experimented with a variety of effects and tools while working on the “Alien” audio concept, aiming to transform my voice into something unfamiliar and otherworldly. Through this creative process, I not only learned how to manipulate sound in technical terms, but also gained a deeper understanding of how audio can shape atmosphere and identity.

Overall, this task helped me connect more deeply with my own voice, both literally and creatively, and allowed me to appreciate the expressive potential of sound design.