Video and Sound Production - Project 1

Video and Sound Production - Project 1

|| 8/10/2025 – 23/10/2025 (Week 3 – Week 5)
|| BAI ZHUO QING, 0370042
|| Interactive Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
|| Video and Sound Production - Project 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Instructions

2. Process Work

3. Reflection

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1. Instructions：

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2. Process Work：

Project 1: Audio Dub & Sound Effects

EXERCISE 1: Audio Dubbing

Task Overview：

Place audio files on timeline and sync it with video.

Audio track: 

• 3 tracks for dialogue, one character, one track. 
• 4 tracks for sound effects, 
• 3 tracks for ambience sound.
• Edit voice from female to male, male to female, human to cute animal/adult to kid: Premiere Pro → Audio Effects → Pitch Shifter → Semi tones. 
• Volume: Dialogue: between -6dB & -12dB, Ambience: below -20dB, Hard sound effects: Depend.

Process

I began this project by opening Adobe Premiere Pro and importing the raw video clips into the Project Panel. After organizing all the footage into labeled bins, I dragged the selected clips onto the timeline. This preparatory work helped ensure smooth editing and precise synchronization.

 Fig1.1 Process of work

Since this exercise required recording dialogue, I recorded all my lines myself using a computer audio recorder. The video features three different characters:

• A1 – A man
• A2 – A young woman 
• A3 – An elderly woman

To differentiate their voices, I played each character separately, speaking with varying tones and emotions based on the character's emotions in each scene.

Next, I imported the recorded voiceover files into Premiere Pro and placed them on separate audio tracks (A1-A3) below the video track.

Each clip was precisely trimmed to match the lip movements of the person on screen.

 Fig1.2 Process of work

To more clearly distinguish the three characters, I applied the following audio effects in the Effect Controls panel:

• For the female vocal (A1), I used a Pitch Shifter (+3 semitones) to raise the pitch slightly.
• For the male vocal (A2), I didn't modify the male voice in A2 because I'm a man.
• For the older woman (A3), I used a Pitch Shifter (+4 semitones) to raise the pitch slightly.

 Fig1.3 Process of work

 Fig1.4 Process of work

Once the adjustments were made, I used the Audio Track Mixer to balance the volume of each character. Dialogue levels were kept between -6 dB and -12 dB to avoid clipping while keeping the voices clear and prominent.

Fig1.5 Process of work

I then searched for suitable sound effects (SFX), such as door breaking and door opening.

The source link for each audio file was recorded in a Google Sheet for easy reference and backup. After downloading the selected sounds, I imported them into Premiere Pro and placed them on additional tracks (A4-A6).

Fig1.6 Process of work

Fig1.7 Process of work

All sound effect levels are fine-tuned to stay below -20 dB, ensuring dialogue always takes center stage.

Fig1.8 Process of work

During the mixing phase, I balanced all audio components—dialogue, sound effects, and background ambiance. I smoothed out sudden volume changes and created soft fades between scenes and ambient sounds.

Fig1.9 Process of work

After completing all the sound adjustments, I previewed the entire sequence several times to verify the synchronization between the visual and audio layers. Once everything was correct, I exported the final video and uploaded it to Google Drive.

Final submission

Google Sheets：

Final Video:

👉GoogleDrivelink： https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mvJU9ASdgnck58XMQ0mWqCqK9r7UL8l3?usp=drive_link

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Work Process-Exercise 2

Project 1 Exercise 2: Sound Shaping

Google Drive link: 👉🏼Here

Week 8 

1. Phone call (Parametric Equalizer)

2. Voice from closet (Parametric Equalizer)

3. Voice in Bathroom (Reverb)

4. Underground Cave (Reverb)

5. Orc voice

Since the orc-like voice is the most complex among the five types, I added a Parametric Equalizer, Pitch Shifter, Tube-Modeled Compressor, and FFT Filter to make it sound closer to the voice of a beast. 

Final submission-Exercise 2

1. Phone call

2. Voice from closet

3. Voice in Bathroom

4. Underground Cave

5. Orc voice

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3. Reflection：

Through this process, I realized how meticulous and time-consuming sound design is. It requires not only professional editing skills but also a keen sense of rhythm and tone.
Incorporating my own voice into multiple characters was both challenging and fun—it helped me understand how sound and sound effects can shape emotional storytelling in filmmaking.