Final+Proposal

    · To understand the physical dynamics of how sound works. · Figure out how sound designers design sound for movies · Figure out how Foley artists create Foley for movies · To learn how to use sound effectively in movies to get the greatest impact on an audience · Implementing all the knowledge I have acquired to effectively use sound in a movie 
 * Senior Seminar Formal Proposal **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Title: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sound Design and Foley
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Name: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Evan Robinson
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Background- **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I chose to do a project on sound design and Foley because it was an area that really interested me in film. Sound design is what I want to do when I go to college and I thought this would be a good time to research what they actually do and try to get a more in depth knowledge about their work before I go to college. I am hoping to find the impact sound has on movies, both emotionally and technically.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Vision- **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This project will help me, along with others, to actually see the impact that sound has on a film. The project will give people a chance to visually and audibly observe the impact sound has on a film. My project will also show people the different layers of sound in movies, such as Foley and Sound Effects, not just the dialogue. The final product of my project will be a short 30-45 second video I can show the class three different times. Once with no sound at all. Second with certain sounds isolated and thirdly with all the sounds together.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Goals- **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; line-height: 115%;">Products **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; line-height: 115%;">- My product will be a short film shown three different ways. The first way will have no sound at all just the video. So the audience will be able to see what is going on but not hear anything. The second time will just have the dialogue. This way the audience will be able to hear what the actors are saying but not hear any sound effects. This final time will be with all the sound. This will show the audience the impact sound has in creating an atmosphere in movies. I hope that after viewing this project the audience will learn to appreciate sound.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; line-height: 115%;">Task Analysis **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; line-height: 115%;">- The materials that I will need are a camera, a computer, and some actors for the movie. I may need up to four actors to help me bring my short to life. I haven’t thought of where I am going to shoot the short yet, but I think either the school or my house will suffice. In terms of a time line, the finalized idea needs to be done by November 1st, so I can start shooting by mid November and finish by December. This will give me ample time to edit the short and add the right sounds by the day of my presentation.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; line-height: 115%;">Mentor and Topic Expert Analysis- **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; line-height: 115%;"> My Mentor is Morgan Smith and I chose her because she’s someone who isn’t afraid to tell me it like it is. She has no problem telling me when something I do stinks and I think that’s important for a mentor. So I can show her something and she’ll tell me what she really thinks regardless of how it would make me feel. Morgan also has a background with film also, she has taken every class the school has to offer on film so she knows what she’s talking about. She understands what it takes to make a film and the different techniques to do so. This will help me by allowing me to show her different portions of the project and she’ll give me knowledgeable feedback.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; line-height: 115%;">Conclusion- **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: 0.2pt; line-height: 115%;">This project is very important to me personally because sound design is what I want to do when I grow up so this is giving me a good feel for what I can do now in the field. I feel the need to do very well on this project so I can get an idea of what I need to do to go farther into sound design when I get older. The strengths I will be building are my filming, editing, and creative abilities. The weakness I think I will need to address is my creative ability, because most of the time I get so focused on one thing that I become blinded to all other ideas. So I think I will need to work on being more creative and open minded so I can try to think outside the box on this project.