Missing Film Clips and More Audio –
Today after work, I thought that I would afford myself a little break. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t take my mind off my film, so here I am at nearly midnight working on it again. I’ve got to be up for work in a few hours, but at least I wan’t feeling quite so ill today. The more I learn about sound and audio, the more I realise how little I actually know and how much there is to learn! I really can fully appreciate why film companies employ sound engineers. It is a whole art form in itself!
Looking back I really wish that I’d paid more attention at college to film and sound. Thirty years ago I was much more interested in just pure photography and photographic techniques, but fast forward to the present and now I am somewhat regretful. There’s just so much that I still want to learn and so much that I want to achieve, I think this latest bout of feeling poorly has really made me reflect.
However, enough of the self pity this will not help me finish my film. Tonight as I’m just about to go to bed, I’m feeling happier that the music ‘works’ better. Jonathan’s tip about slowing down the audio was a great idea! I couldn’t quite pinpoint what wasn’t working with the music. However, slowing it right down at the point where the narrative becomes much darker has really helped. This technique has also helped to eliminate the jingly piano refrain, it has slowed the pace and generally added a more sombre tone.
The next step is to shoot the missing clips. My book has arrived so I can now start augmenting it. This will be a job starting tomorrow night after work. I’m hoping that by the end of the weekend I will have it pretty much wrapped up. OFSTED are going to do a ‘deep dive’ at my college next week. This is the last thing I needed right now because of the daunting amount of paperwork this kind of inspection can involve. Oh happy days! Why me? Why now especially when I’m not feeling so great? I guess I’ll just have to go back to my mantra ‘Things happen for you and not to you.’ Here’s hoping that the bigger picture (when finally revealed) is a rosier one.
