Sunday, 1 May 2016

ESPIAL - Final Animation Draft

I have now put together all my renders and created a soundscape for my final animation. I think some of the sound effects need to be toned down in some areas as I feel they drown out the voiceover. There is a screenshot below of the soundscape in Audition (listen with headphones to get full effect). Any feedback welcome.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ESPIAL - Final Animation Draft from Will Huntley on Vimeo.


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  1. tutorphil1 May 2016 at 06:04

    Headphones on!

    I really enjoyed this Will - some lovely sound work going on in here - and I got proper chills when I saw those hand prints on the glass! Arguably, yes, there are a few times when the voice-track does get a bit submerged, but I quite like liked it! I think perhaps that the background hum could begin as a much quieter element, so you can dial it up as the film progresses, so as a sonic discomfort, it builds in the audience's head. I think there are elements you might still consider; for example, a few more warning sounds in the far off distance and maybe even a few other voices - as in:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_cHllUWPww
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BecLjuzTWLc

    You can probably use somekind of easy automated software to create spoken words in the style of these examples, and maybe you could create some interesting warnings; for example 'Emergency airlock override command blah blah blah' - or 'Life-support systems offline' or similar. In other words, you can flesh out the unspoken disaster a little more so, as we sail past various different warnings... really, I'm just talking about further garnishing and using sound to it's fullest potential as a part of your film.

    Very filmic stuff, Will - well done! :)

    Oh - you should drop the ambient hum the moment the recorder passes out into space; i think just being left with the recording in a sort of naked way, as the daughter's emotions are at their most raw, would even more powerful. Try it anyway!

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  2. Alan Postings1 May 2016 at 15:31

    I'd suggest adding stars at the end of the film too. Not many (far off/ faint /small clusters) but enough to give a sense of place.

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