What key learning did you do in this week’s workshop?

For this week we mostly focused on sound design and how we can utilise sound to make our film’s more immersive and impactful. In particular, we focused on Ramin Djawaldi’s perspective on soundscapes on his work, such as how he blended “organic” and “inorganic” instruments to create the opening for Westworld, in accordance with the show’s themes. We were also introduced to free tools to help us create these sounds, such as Vital Synth, AR Synths, and Infinite Drummer.

Reflect and describe the main conceptual elements of this studio that you learnt.

This week was mostly focused on the importance of sound design in order to immerse a viewer into the atmosphere of a story. Sound design can be utilised to create make fictional objects more realistic, the prime example being the Batplane from the Dark Knight series, and how sound designers used a variety of foley in order to create the sounds it made. We also learnt of the importance of music, in setting the tension and mood of a scene, ensuring the audience feels what the director intends them to.

Reflect and describe the main media making elements you experienced and completed.

This week was mainly focused on coming up with an idea for Assignment 2 and planning how to shoot it. I am determined to rent a Sony FX3 from AV Loans this time for my project, as I was dissatisfied with the shot quality last time. However, I am still unclear on what I am planning to create.

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