Sound Designer

Sound Design:

In common occurrences "Sound designer" are artist's who are brought on staff during the planning stages of a film, along with the set and costume designers, and who do their own mixing of the sound and music that are used or are going to be used in the film

Specifics

• Creating sounds effects for giant explosions or car crashes
• Creating more subtle sounds to enhance mood and feeling
• Managing the sound post production process

What You need to be a good Sound Designer

• Have a genuine enthusiasm for sound and film
• Have a good understanding of acoustics
• Have an expert knowledge of sound recording and editing techniques
• Have excellent listening skills
• Have creativity and imagination
• Be able to work conceptually
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be able to work under pressure to tight, changing deadlines
• Have good organisational and financial skills
• Understand the relevant health and safety laws and procedures

A Sound Designer (previously known as Sound Effects Editors or Special Effects (SFX) Editors) is responsible for providing the sound for screen action. Depending on the film’s budget, Sound Designers usually start work at the same time as the other Sound Editors.

On a big effects film, this may be before shooting begins. On a modest budget production, it could be when the Director and/or Executive Producer have approved the final picture edit 

What Will I be doing on my shoot

For my role as sound designer i will be placing mics around out set to get the best chance of catching the right amount of sound as well as the actors. I am also response able in finding and sourcing any and all music used in the production which i have done successful as i found royalty free music

Floor Manager Signs

Floor Manager Hand Signals:

As a floor manager for one of the live shows i have to learn specific signs to signal actors as well as to detail information, here are the hand signals

 

Music For The Show

All Music Licensed from Purple Planet

Main Opening Music- Plaisir D'Amour or Flying High

While Streaming Music

Will be Happy Days

Trail Of Incas: Maybe be used for backing on anger's mediation scene.

Sitcom Intro

Sitcom Intro Theme Songs

Sitcom intro themselves while are important, i feel like the sitcom songs are what make them memorable, with that i mind i am going to show some sitcom theme songs are give my insight it to them for research in finding our song.  

1) Cheers:

The Cheers theme song "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" Performed by Gary Portnoy, gives off a cheery tone and a friendly atmosphere which the show and bar itself wish to display.  

2) Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch is an American sitcom created by Sherwood Schwartz that originally aired from September 26, 1969, to March 8, 1974, on ABC. The series revolves around a large blended family with six children.

The Intro Song details the backstory of the characters and give details to the main premise. along with smoothing tones of Peppermint Trolley Company, the Brady bunch is an interesting idea for a theme song that works.

3) Only Fools and Horses:

Only Fools and Horses is a British television sitcom created and written by John Sullivan. The theme "Only Fools And Horses" was written and sung by Creator John Sullivan, the song gives off a "Rockney" Vibe  a mixture of rock n' roll and traditional Cockney music that give off a catchy beat along with catchy lyrics.

4) How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother (often abbreviated to HIMYM) is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014. While not as iconic as some of the others, i felt i had to include as the theme they use, is a similar tone to the film we are aiming for.

5) Fresh Prince Of Bel Air

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The Fresh Prince theme sprouts catchy lyrics and infectious beat that has made it a pop culture icon.

6) F.R.I.E.N.D.S

Friends is an American television sitcom, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which originally aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004. The Theme just like the show is enjoyable, fun and beyond all unforgettable 

Floor Manage

Television floor manager

:Job description

Television floor managers make sure that sets, props and technical equipment are safe, ready to use and in the right position prior to filming.

They have a liaising and coordinating role, acting as the link between the director and the many people involved in a production on the studio floor.

It is the floor manager's responsibility to pass on cues to presenters and guests to ensure timings are met and the broadcast goes smoothly.

They make sure that events go according to a set plan and that people taking part know their particular roles and how it fits in with whatever else is happening.

The work is mainly studio-based, but may also include outside broadcasts, depending on the production.

Typical work activities

Duties carried out by a television floor manager include:

• checking that equipment, e.g. microphones and earpieces, are working before the show;
• seating the audience (if in attendance);
• referring to floor plans;
• assisting guests on the show;
• relaying instructions from the control room to the studio floor using a talk back system;
• keeping the director and producer informed of action off-camera;
• assisting in the planning and preparation of productions;
• overseeing the work of other departments, such as sound, lighting and props;
• rehearsing live shows;
• giving cues and time counts to presenters, actors or guests;
• organising runners to make the best use of studio time;
• looking ahead in the programme schedule to anticipate any changes to the set, or to see what props are required later in the show;
• briefing and looking after those involved in the program.
• managing the audience, e.g. explaining safety requirements, show timings and what will happen during filming and when the program will be aired;
• dealing with any technical problems;
• controlling the studio and halting production if necessary;
• liaising with public relations staff to agree who will be interviewed, for example at sports matches;
• passing information and progress reports from live events to studio presenters;
• adhering to health and safety regulations, e.g. keeping 'safe areas' and fire exits clear of equipment.

Compress or not to compress

Dynamic range compression

Dynamic range compression (DRC) or simply compression reduces the volume of loud sounds or amplifies quiet sounds by narrowing or "compressing" an audio signal's dynamic range. Compression is commonly used in sound recording and reproduction and broadcasting.

Audio compression reduces loud sounds which are above a certain threshold while quiet sounds remain unaffected. The dedicated electronic hardware unit or audio software used to apply compression is called a compressor. In recorded and live music, compression parameters may be adjusted by an audio engineer to change the way the effect sounds.

                                                             Downward compression                                                   Upward compression

Types

Downward compression reduces loud sounds over a certain threshold while quiet sounds remain unaffected. Upward compression increases the loudness of sounds below a threshold while leaving louder passages unchanged. Both downward and upward compression reduce the dynamic range of an audio signal.

An expander performs the opposite function, increasing the dynamic range of the audio signal. Expanders are generally used to make quiet sounds even quieter by reducing the level of an audio signal hat falls below a set threshold level. One example of an expander is a noise gate.

Visual Theory

Visual Theory: Scriptwriting

My idea for my artifact is a script writing journal that will follow my progress as i write my script

The idea

The idea of my script will focus on British and american teenagers who are pen pals, they each take in turn talking about how their week went, while the other character imagines what it would be like e.g. The British teen imagines the Americans life is like a teen movie such as mean  girls or clueless. While the American teen imagines British teens life like a kitchen sink drama, or something similar to Downton Abbey 

National Identity: Overview

National Identity Overview

Definition:

A sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, and language:his country’s lack of an explicit national identity
[MASS NOUN]: the image represents the Queen as an emblem of national identity
-Oxford Dictionary 


What is National Identity:
National identity is one's identity or sense of belonging to one state or to one nation. It is the sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, language and politics. National identity may refer to the subjective feeling one shares with a group of people about a nation, regardless of one's legal citizenship status. National identity is viewed in psychological terms as "an awareness of difference", a "feeling and recognition of 'we' and 'they'".

National Identity to the collective
National identity can be thought as a collective product. Through socialization, a system of beliefs, values, assumptions and expectations is transmitted to group members. The collective elements of national identity may include national symbols, traditions, and memories of national experiences and achievements. These collective elements are rooted in the nation's history. Depending on how much the individual is exposed to the socialization of this system, people incorporate national identity to their personal identity to different degrees and in different ways, and the collective elements of national identity may become important parts of individual's definition of the self and how they view the world and their own place in it.

Issues:
In some cases, national identity collides with a person's civil identity. For example, many Israeli Arabs associate themselves with the Arab or Palestinian nationality, while at the same time they are citizens of the state of Israel, which is in conflict with the Palestinian nationality. Taiwanese also face a conflict of national identity with civil identity as there have been movements advocating formal "Taiwan Independence" and renaming "Republic of China" to "Republic of Taiwan." Residents in Taiwan are issued national identification cards and passports under the country name "Republic of China", and a portion of them do not identify themselves with "Republic of China," but rather with "Republic of Taiwan"