Monday 11 July 2016

Scene recreation

As a group, we decided to recreate this scene from Mean Girls. From 0:58 to 1:44.


We originally planned on filming it at one of our houses to make it more like the original but it was much more convenient to film at school. This is our recreation:



I think that our scene recreation is effective because it has the right timings for the different scenes. The only issues were that the sound and camera was not as good quality and we did not have the same surroundings which made it seem less like the original. The impact the editing had on the clip was that it made the scenes flow easily into each other and made it easier to make it more similar to the original. 

Foley sound

Foley Sound 
Foley sound is the reproduction of everyday sound effects in films, TV programmes and videos which are recorded separately and added to the film during editing/ post production. The sounds are used to emphasise and enhance the quality of the different sounds for the audience. One example of the use of Foley sound is the use of a hot water bottle rubbing against a shiny surface to create the sound of screeching tyres or the use of coconuts for the sound of a horses hooves. The sound effects are made using unusual objects that you would not associate with the object of the actual sound. Foley can also be used to cover up unwanted sounds captured on the set of a movie during filming, for example wind. 
 
This video shows an example of how a Foley sound studio looks and how the artists create the sounds. As they watch the clip, this allows them to see what sound effects they need to make, making the Foley sound the same timing. This shows how much time it takes to get the sounding correct and the sound is not done in the one recording that we watch. 
 
I then created my own Foley sound clip. We were given different sounds to record for example screeching tyres, fire, breaking glass, keys, footsteps etc. We recorded different sounds as a group, I then recorded clips of my friend and added the sounds (Foley sound).