For each of the main characters, I have decided to compose a theme for each of them, which will be used in the story to break up the story into each thirds. One for each respective character, with each third taking place from the perspective of each character (Excluding chapter 4 in which the narrator …
Author archives: Callum Spence
Chapters 1-2
After writing the script I have since been writing the music for each scene. For the music I want it to be mostly acoustic in nature with most tracks lead by a single acoustic guitar, with mainly improvised solos from other instruments in the breaks between narrated sections. I want the solos to be mainly …
Script For Western Audio Drama
The first version of my script for the western, which includes notes on how I want the music to sound and the feel of each chapter/scene Plot Outline and Script Plot: Opens with instrumental theme Narrator starts speaking – still with instrumental A lone weary woman on a dirt road, been walking since her horse …
Research for Compositional Strategies.
https://designingsound.org/2010/08/20/red-dead-redemption-exclusive-interview-with-audio-director-jeffrey-whitcher/ For my compositional strategies element 2 assignment, I have decided to make a western audio narrative, in the style of a radio drama with elements of story telling mixed in with music, much like the episodic radio dramas of the 1950’s and 60’s. I have decided to have a central narrator for most of …
4 works of sound art
“Melting Point is a spatial sound installation for hydrophones (i.e. an underwater microphone), ice and water by sound designer-artist Antti Puumalainen (Mäkelä). The installation utilizes the changing states of water – frozen melting to fluid – according to prevailing conditions. The sound installation recycles the continuous phase transition of water, making them audible in the …
ACT 1
Upon receiving the first shot from the animation and VFX students I have put our sound to the shot. I also combined the shot with the storyboard so we can have a more complete idea of what the first act will look and sound like.
Collaborative project update
Ben and I have been working on the music and effects respectively, for our Sci-fi pre-vis collaborative project, The Researcher. We have both been working to an early animatic of the project made by the animation and visual effects students in our group: In the video, the music was produced by Ben and the effects …
Doodlebug – work in progress
Group discussion
Following my group discussion with Yuri, Max and Micheal I have decided to make some type of music for my film. The original film uses electronic drones with some dissonant piano, which matches the dingey, dark atmosphere of the apartment in which the film takes place. For my approach to the music, I would like …
Foley Session
Today I was in the performance lab with Viraj recording foley for both mine and Viraj’s film. We had one person recording and one performing foley sounds. For my film (Doodlebug) I recorded the smacks of the shoe against the floor and the movement of the main character and the smaller version of himself. For …