Main Evidence 2 - Animation (Due Week 11)
Overview:
Students are to complete the sound design and final mix for the supplied short animation using Pro Tools. Studio recordings may be done in groups of 3-4 but the final editing, sound sourcing and mixing must be done individually.
The Incredibles - 'Where's My Super Suit' Clip
Requirements:
Create a 24bit 48kHz Stereo-Interleaved Pro Tools Session
Students must plan all sound design required
Students must source all audio elements for the animation using sound libraries such as: The SAE Sound Library, and use a portable recorder and location sound.
Ambient music to be used
All dialogue/ADR must be recorded.
Pro Tools must be used for all sound design, sound editing, signal processing, and mixing.
Students must set up a stereo Master Aux Channel and bus this to a stereo Master Final Mix Print track. Make sure to print the final stereo mix. Export the final mix as a 16bit 48kHz .wav file onto its own folder called “Master Mix”.
Students must submit the Pro Tools session and ensure all media - audio files and video, are contained within the session and no media files are missing.
Students must bounce a Quicktime of the animation for a first look and listen.
Only Pro Tools host plug-ins may be used.
Students must supply a .pdf listing/ spotting log and identifying the specified atmospheres, sound effects, and foley that they have recorded.
Spotting Log
Starting from the beginning, use markers to spot sounds that you are going to need.
Use the following prefix for your marker names:
DX (dialog/narration that needs attention/replacement)
Listen through all production dialogue.
Identify which dialogue needs to be replaced and make markers for each of them.
MX (music)
SFX (sound effects)
Foley (Footsteps)
Atmos (environment/background)
For example, if there is a footstep you can name the marker ‘Foley footstep’
In the markers dialogue box, at the bottom, is a 'comments' box - here you can type what you intend to do with the selected audio.
After completing the project you will need to export your Spotting Log as a text document. Remember to check and select only the required items in your text export.
Submission format:
24bit 48kHz Stereo Interleaved Zipped/Compressed Pro Tools Session with all associated files, .ptx session files and bounced files.
Formats & Naming Conventions: e.g. HSP1210.2_Main Ev2_ Thabo Smith_121234
spotting log text edit file with all SFX, Atmos, music and Foley
Bounced Quicktime movie.
Please note that each student needs to submit all of these files.
Session saving procedure:
Open up your pro tools session.
Make sure all your audio regions are present and showing.
Clear your clip list by a. selecting all unused clips - then clear and move to trash.
Go to File > Save Copy In... >
Tick these boxes: Audio Files and Movie/Video files (If Applicable)
Check your other preferences
Select OK
This will make a whole new copy of your session with all the associated audio and video files (If applicable).
Rename the folder and PT session, Zip this copy and submit.
Assessment Criteria
1.Session Management and Workflow.(10%)
2.ADR/Dialogue Recording (10%)
3.Dialogue Editing (10%)
4.SFX construction (10%)
5.Signal Processing(10%)
6.Foley record, editing and construction (10%)
7.Atmospheres choice, editing and construction(10%)
8.Music choice, editing and construction(10%)
9.Final Mix (10%)
10.Spotting Log(10%)
