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Dear all fellow film-makers,
I was just wondering what people on here do for sound effects and music
on their films?

For music, I use music cd`s etc, but I re-edit them and change them around
so they fit my film better. I love making a favorite 4 minute track last
to around 10 minutes!

For sound effects I use bits and pieces from my collection of sound effects
cd`s. I sometimes do them myself. But if I wanted an explosion, i`m not
going
to blow up something. For my latest film, I used an explosion from my cd,
but I slowed it down. This made it much more better.

Your thoughts gentleman please.
Ian Gradner

WHAT ABOUT THE LADIES, MR GRADNER??

"Ian Gardner" <forums@theiac.org.uk> wrote:

Dear all fellow film-makers,
I was just wondering what people on here do for sound effects and music
on their films?

For music, I use music cd`s etc, but I re-edit them and change them around
so they fit my film better. I love making a favorite 4 minute track last
to around 10 minutes!

For sound effects I use bits and pieces from my collection of sound effects
cd`s. I sometimes do them myself. But if I wanted an explosion, i`m not
going
to blow up something. For my latest film, I used an explosion from my cd,
but I slowed it down. This made it much more better.

Your thoughts gentleman please.
Ian Gradner

WHAT ABOUT THE LADIES, MR GRADNER??

"DICK" <D-F789@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
WHAT ABOUT THE LADIES, MR GRADNER??

"DICK" <D-F789@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
WHAT ABOUT THE LADIES, MR GRADNER??

I do think it is important to really listen to sound effects records. What
is labelled as X or Y may sound just like something completely different.
A well-known example is to use recordings of London Underground trains
starting
up as the sound of almost any kind of heavy machinery starting - such as
newspaper printing presses.

On the few occasions I've needed sound effects I tend to blend two or more
together to get the sound I want.

I have not played with changing the speed / pitch of effects yet, but have
done it with speech. Dubbing a German voice-over onto an English film,
the
lady reading it spoke too quickly and there was no chance for a re-recording
session. So I slowed her voice down to 96% which made it slower and a little
deeper - and that suited the movie perfectly.

Cheers

Davina

It's so nice to have another gal on this website, Davina,

"Daisy" <daisy@pocoanimato.co.uk> wrote:
It's so nice to have another gal on this website, Davina,

Seriously: several women tell me they do regularly read these pages but
do
not feel moved to contribute. I hope that when the right topic comes along
they will do so.

Here at Watterson Towers, Mrs. W is in one room, Mr. W in another - both
editing the footage we shot at the UNICA festival. We hope to produce two
different results from the same original material. Don't hold your breath
though. Neither of us edits quickly.

I know that Reg and Annabelle Lancaster also forked out for two editing
systems
so that they can work independently ... they found they were often clashing
over use of a single Casablanca when competition deadlines loomed.

Cheers

Dave and Davina

It is also sad that at so many film making clubs, the women are relagated
to (or only feel confident at) making the tea and coffee.

Dear Davina ...

I'm having to lay off film making at present, as I'm going through the ****
pause, if you get my drift. I've had to give up wearing short skirts and
low tops as well, especially in the windy weather in my present delicate
state.

I do hope you boys on this website will still go on carrying the film-making
flag, as you do it so well. We girls definitely need you boys so that we
can get help with the anorak stuff, such as the latest XXX camera and all
that computer stuff we gals are always at sea with.

It's so nice to have another gal on this website, Davina, and what a lovely
name. I quite fancy that Mr Gardiner, but don't tell him that. He's oooh,
ever so macho! Do you fancy him too? We gals must get together over a pi
I mean a Pims soon and share our troubles.

Love

Daisy XXXXX

"Daisy" <daisy@pocoanimato.co.uk> wrote:

Dear Davina ...

I'm having to lay off film making at present, as I'm going through the
****
pause, if you get my drift. I've had to give up wearing short skirts and
low tops as well, especially in the windy weather in my present delicate
state.

Us blokes do get what you mean! Don`t spoil our fun with the windy weather
and short skirts. Going through this ladies stage of life isn`t the end.
It`s a new type of beginning. Keep your head held high and don`t get down.
Have a good smile each day and think positive, it will make you feel MUCH
better, and have fun! Just because your `going through that stage` doesn`t
mean that you cannot hold a video camera! Why don`t you make a documentry
style film on the way your life is changing? You could include a few diary
sections. You could enter it at the next IAC Comp.

I do hope you boys on this website will still go on carrying the film-making
flag, as you do it so well. We girls definitely need you boys so that we
can get help with the anorak stuff, such as the latest XXX camera and all
that computer stuff we gals are always at sea with.

Not true. You gals may be better at ironing! but you can still work a computer
and edit. That ladies touch is something else. They have that extra sence.
Carry on film making. PLEASE.

It's so nice to have another gal on this website, Davina, and what a lovely
name. I quite fancy that Mr Gardiner, but don't tell him that. He's oooh,
ever so macho! Do you fancy him too? We gals must get together over a pi
I mean a Pims soon and share our troubles.

If you are really a Daisy and not some man winding me up then THANKYOU!
I`ve never been called those nice names before. I`ve been called some other
names in my past but never this. Thanks. I`m Blushing

My other half likes Pimms. I don`t drink beer, but like Cider, Perno and
Black and Pasties.
We hope you stay on this forum for your ladies input. It makes it more
fun
and I think that this is the first time i`ve heard Davids wife speek out.
Excellent.


Ian Gardner

For sound effects we look to create our own using sounds within our location
recordings. In Bilbster Adventure we have incorporated part of the sound
of a lift mechanism for a lightning bolt, distressed Blackbird call multi
layered as a pre-sound to the appearance of fairies and the monsters roar
has been produced from an un-planned recording of the smokers cough of one
of our actors.

Dear Mr Gardiner

I always used to have trouble holding a video camera, it used to shake about
a lot, but it’s much worse now. It must be my age (I’m 41). I’ve tried tripods
but they never seem any better, I must be doing something wrong.

I did have this friend who used to come round and sort things out when I
had what is called a crash, but he seems more interested in younger women
now.

I wonder if there are any amateur film makers out there who would be prepared
to work with a female director? I feel I have a lot to offer.

Thank you for your understanding and your help.

Daisy.

Enough already!

Let's get back to movie making issues -

What's this year's most boring holiday movie likely to deal with?


Dave