Sound

Reflecting on our AS project where we lacked sound skills, for our A2 project our plan was to try deal with sound in a way in which there was no inconsistencies in audio. To overcome this, we came up with a plan:

• First we would record the shots we wanted with a microphone present and edit the shots for continuity into an order we wanted.
• Then we would go over and mute all of the film other than the bits where dialogue was required. This was to eliminate the static sound that a change in wind direction against the microphone would create. The bits that required dialogue, we would provide a voiceover to match the dialogue on screen. This allowed for clarity in speech.
• Next we would find music to overlay the film with. This music had to be effective in getting the audience to feel certain ways at particular points in the film because of how a lack of dialogue meant we were unable to convey emotion and meaning that way.
• Lastly, we were going to write a monologue voiceover script to overlay the whole movie with. This would be a way for the main character to tell his story, as the story of our film consists of a police officer being interviewed for a murder he committed. 

All of this would have to be edited well to keep it as smooth as possible. We feel this would lead to significant improvements in our ability to capture and convey meaning through sound in a way that wasn't basic, using equipment such as a boomstick microphone and discrete clip on microphones.