Assignment 1 Sound editing:
To
compress and summarise a sound recording to fit a specific space:
Film trailers are a perfect example of compressing sound
down in order to fit a certain time frame. This is because the average trailer
is roughly 2.5 minutes long so they will not be able to use the full audio file
on the trailer as the sound file is probably about 2.5 hours long! As the sole
purpose of a trailer is to entice the audience and persuade them to go and see
the film, the editors would only pick the exciting parts of the audio from the
best parts of the film. If there is a scene in the film which is a
3-minute-long conversation, they will not include this because it will never
persuade the audience to go and watch the full film. The sole purpose of
condensing audio for this purpose is to capture the audience for a short amount
of time, so the best parts of the audio need to be selected. Due to the clever
selection that the editor does, it has an effect on the audience that the full
film does not, it increases the pace of the short clip which adds to the
excitement which also helps with the promotion of the clip.
To
eliminate flawed, repetitive, superfluous, uninteresting, irrelevant material
from a recorded clip:
One clever example of removing certain repetitive or inappropriate
language is in UFC press conferences. Companies will often need to remove
inappropriate language if they are wanting to post a highlight reel of an event
or just post the entire event itself. This is because it is not appropriate for
the younger audience and if there is consistent swearing, a lot of adults don’t
appreciate this language therefore the company risks losing some of their
audience. As fighting is already of an aggressive nature, there is guaranteed
to be some element of profanity however if they limit this down then it will be
better for the audience to watch. Using the same example of a Fight Press
Conference, they are often almost an hour long and usually contain a boring
patch which is extremely uninteresting for the audience to watch. This is one
of the main reasons for the company to release a shorter version because it
contains all of the best bits, meaning the audience don’t have to sit through
the boring parts as they get to watch the best bits. This entices the audience
much more because they are not losing interest, meaning they will retain all of
their viewers. Overall, the main purpose for removing foul language and
uninteresting element is to keep the audience watching and interested and to
also remain professional by removing the profanity.
To enable
recorded speech to remain legal:
An example of where editing is required for recorded speech
to remain legal is maybe in an interview where there is music in the
background. If there is a popular song in the background of an interview it may
have to be removed because the song would be copyrighted. This means you may
get in serious trouble for using this music without the artist’s permission and
may risk getting your production taken down. Keeping the audio in the clip
means it will become illegal and is not allowed to be used.
To ensure indecent
or inappropriate language is edited out:
This situation is often seen in sport and especially
football. This is because there is a lot of tension in the sport and the
players get excited when they score and tend to swear. This is picked up by the
camera when they go up to it on the side-lines and the microphone can hear them
swearing. If this is heard, it often leads to serious consequences for the
players. To solve this, the broadcast is often displayed as ‘live’ however
there is usually a 30 second delay for the sound editors to remove the foul
language before it is actually broadcasted.
Another example of this is in music. If there is a popular
song in the charts that contains indecent language, there will have to be a
‘Radio Edit’ made which is where the swearing is removed from the first version
of the song. This is done because the radio show would not be able to air the
song as there may be younger people listening, therefore there has to be a
clean version made in order for it to be aired.
To change the
chronological or logical order of a series of sounds or speech:
An example of where editing is used to change the
chronological or media is in a film trailer. They use editing to change the
order of the clip in order to make it more interesting for the audience. They
will often include the ending of the film in the trailer without spoiling
anything, as this is the part of the film which will capture the audience the
most as it usually has the most action and suspense for the audience to catch
onto. You will find that in a movie trailer there is a lot of action, however
the full film will not be like this. This means that the editors have taken
parts of the film clips, along with the sound and put them in a different order
for them to intrigue the audience.
To create impact
by adding sound effects and/or music between pieces of recorded speech:
In interviews where someone is there to present their film,
they would often insert a piece of the films clip (along with audio) in between
two questions to show the audience what the film looks like. This is used to create
the effect of persuasion and make the audience want to watch the film they are
presenting. This is a very clever method of doing this because it makes the
audience interested in what the film is about, while still listening to the
person promote the film. A lot of the time, they would greatly reduce the
volume levels of the film clip so the audience can still hear the questions and
answers, however it is still at a noticeable level for the audience to clock on
to.
Another example of this is in the opening scene of Baby
Driver, there is a sound effect of a police siren. This sound effects volume
has been greatly heightened and this has been used to foreshadow that negative
things are about to happen. This sound would not have occurred when they were
actually filming so they needed to add this in during the editing stage, this
then allowed them to change the impact that it had on the audience, by
heightening the volume levels.
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