This week marks the final week of our sound replacement project. This week we focused on tidying up details, and mixing and editing all the sounds so that they blended together in a way that was natural and made sense with the scene.
Fire
We toned down some of the fire sounds to make them sound more natural as the way they were before was quite 'in your face' and it a bit obvious that it... wasn't real fire the audience was hearing. We took out the harsh blowing sounds, especially during shots were the fire was a stable column and was not necessarily shooting higher or flaring out. Taking this down also allowed the sounds of the bubble wrap to come through more, which helped the whole thing sound more natural.
Sampled Sounds
Unfortunately, we did have to use some sampled sounds. BUT, we used a lot less than I anticipated, which is a good thing. We used samples for the crowd's laughter, mixed in with some laughs from a voice actor that we found. We also used samples for the sounds of electrical sparks and microphone feedback (since it would have been unsafe for us to create those sounds manually).
The Music
This week team member Roseta also focused on composing a score to be used in this sound replacement. The complexity here was writing something that fit the aesthetic of 1970's horror movies, but at the same time was not something that sounded cliché in a 2018 film-making era.
Edits
We also did a few edits to all the vocals in this scene, which mainly included EQing the laughter and the scream samples, as well as adding a side-chain to Carrie's wails and sounds of disgust so they could cut through the mix and be heard when the blood fell on her and her classmates are laughing.
My next blog will be a link to the final product!
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