most recent 30 from http://socialsounddesign.com 2013-05-18T23:06:58Z http://socialsounddesign.com/feeds/question/13160 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/13160/thx-1138-redub-would-be-great-to-get-some-feedback Jamie 2012-03-22T12:16:56Z 2012-05-21T02:22:02Z

<p>Hi there, I'm a film student interested in sound design on a practical and theoretical level. For a recent assignment I recreated the sound in a scene from one of my favourite films, THX-1138. I went for a more minimalist approach than the original, focusing on creating eerie room tones and atmospheres as well as using various aircraft sounds to create the car noises.</p> <p>Any tips or pointers would be appreciated :)</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/36538708" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/36538708</a></p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/13160/thx-1138-redub-would-be-great-to-get-some-feedback/13178#13178 aross001 2012-03-23T03:56:30Z 2012-03-23T03:56:30Z

<p>Hi Jamie!</p> <p>I checked out your video and a couple things stood out to me:</p> <p>I liked the room tones, and the slow builds. The computer sounds and typing were appropriate. You supported the change in on-screen energy between the computer room and the traffic/tunnels. Also, when he's driving in traffic and we hear the whooshes, engine sound etc - that worked very well for me.</p> <p>As for the "bad stuff", In some of your clips I heard clicking at the beginning and end of the clips. You'll want to fade in/out or xfade for a fraction of a second to get rid of that. Also, and this is a design issue and I have more experience as an editor and mixer, but I think you may want to consider altering some of the aircraft sounds a little by pitching them or mixing in other similar sounds so they don't sound so much like aircraft.</p> <p>I'm hesitant to go into detail about anything regarding design theory because of my lack of knowledge so I guess that's all I have to offer.</p> <p>Good luck!</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/13160/thx-1138-redub-would-be-great-to-get-some-feedback/13220#13220 edmatthews82 2012-03-25T23:26:39Z 2012-03-25T23:26:39Z

<p>Hey nice work first off, especially for a first stab at this.</p> <p>I would say attempt to layer and manipulate the sounds you're using. It sounds like aircrafts. Add extra elements, It sounds monstrous in the original like theres a ton of afterburners going off, experiment, use things you don't expect, distort, stretch, etc etc.</p> <p>The bike sounds were nice, but did you create them or were they just something you found? Good work though.</p>