Video & Sound Production | Project 1: Audio Editing Exercises

23/04/25 - 28/05/25 [ Week 1 - Week 6 ]

Nicco Chew Jin Xun (0366563)

Video and Sound Production | Bachelor of Design (Hons) In Creative Media | Taylor's University

Tutor: Mr. Martin 

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Table of contents

Project 1 : Audio Editing Exercises (30%)

1. Instructions
2. Project Progress

- Exercise 1
- Exercise 2 

3. Feedback
4. Reflection

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Instructions

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Exercise 1: Audio Dubbing

Audio - Sound for visual

Choose or record sound clips to be used to create sound effects to bring a video clip to live. The clips will be provided. Students are required to identify the visual components from the video clip that needs sound.

For this exercise, we were tasked with audio dubbing a scene from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. The scene and a sample breakdown spreadsheet were provided to guide us through the process. Our job was to re-dub all the dialogues and source the sound effects ourselves, which meant paying close attention to timing, emotion, and background sounds to recreate the scene as accurately and creatively as possible.

Fig 1.1 - Voiceover Timestamps Guide

Fig 1.2 - Audio Dubbing Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-bpeoOHTunQr8KPq7DwfbmKzbvLMke7eD4XlxZv1Co8/edit?usp=sharing

Progress

Lock the video track to focus on editing the voice

Add audio tracks

Rearrange the audio tracks

A1: Evelyn

   A2: Husband

        A3: Office Lady

Pitch Shifter edits of Husband - Do Not Worry,.....

Pitch Shifter edits of Evelyn - I think my other....

Pitch Shifter edits of Office Lady - You want to redo...

Audio Track Mixer for Dialogue

Final Outcome

Final PDF Submission

Audio - Sound Shaping

Student will be given a choice of scenarios and they have to pick one and create the soundscape for the chosen scenario.

- Record your own voice for 10 seconds for Project 1 Exercise 2 sound shaping.

1. Voice of phone call.
2. Voice coming from inside of the closet.
3. Underground cave.
4. Alien/ Orc voice

Tutorial Slides

Progress

Phone Call

Muffled

Underground Cave

Alien / Orc

Final Outcome

1. Original Voice

2. Phone Call Effects

3. Muffled Effects

4. Underground Cave Effects

5. Alien / Orc Effects

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Reflection

Observations
Working on this made me realize just how powerful sound can be in storytelling. Every little sound from background noises to the way dialogue is delivered, it really shapes the atmosphere of a scene. I noticed how a simple sound effect can completely change the mood, and how dubbing plays a huge role in making the characters feel real and believable. It made me pay more attention to sound design in movies in general.

Experience
At first, this project felt a little intimidating since I wasn’t familiar with the software we had to use. Everything looked a bit complicated, but once I started exploring and trying things out, it slowly made more sense. In the end, it turned out to be a pretty fun process. I got to play around with different tools and functions, and although I know there are still a lot of features I haven’t touched yet, I’m glad I managed to pick up the basics and actually enjoy the learning curve.

Findings

One thing I learned from this project is that sound editing isn’t just a technical job, it’s super creative too. I found that even when using the same voice clip, changing the pitch, adding a bit of reverb, or adjusting the background audio can make it feel totally different. It really showed me how sound can tell a story on its own. I definitely struggled at times, especially trying to get the timing and effects just right, but it also made me want to keep experimenting and improving.