Learning
Contract
Module Code: AG1084A
Module Title: Honours Project
Student Name:Russell
Bennett
Student Number:1002077
Telephone Number:07772327385
Project Title:Sound of silence:An understanding
of the Sound Designer
Project Aim:The aim of this project is to conduct a practice based investigation into
a comparative study of two of Joel and Ethan Coen films. Examining the
importance of their use of sound design, highlighting the relationship between
designer and director and discussing how this can lead to driving narrative and
human perception.
Objectives:
The aim of this project is to conduct an investigation into a comparative
study of two of Joel and Ethan Coen films. Examining the importance of their
contrasting use of film music and sound design, highlighting the relationships
between designer, composer and director, discussing how this can lead to
driving narrative and human perception”.
Objective one
·
Examine No
country for old men and Fargo, discussing
the relationship with sound designers and composers and directors. Also
detailing film music/sound techniques used in order to develop a critical
framework designed to drive my practical research. Investigate and detail the
theory behind how narrative is driven by subconsciously leading to human
perception.
Objective two
·
Develop
and conduct media tests as practical research from critical framework
identified from the case study of the two films to test their intelligibility
on focus groups, questionnaires and surveys, reflecting on their response.
Objective three
·
Display
the findings answering the project aim as an exposition at the Abertay Degree
show exhibition, evaluating the final outcome of the research.
Methodology:
1.1 Research Diary
1.1.1 Review of current literature
giving context to Fargo
1.1.2 Review of current literature
giving context to No Country for Old Men
1.1.3 Review of relationship
between Coen Brothers and Composer Carter Burwell and designer Skip Lievsey
1.1.4 Reflect on the findings
within the subject area discussing the most appropriate literature relating to
the project aim
1.1.5 Write a literature review on
findings within subject area for dissertation
2.1
Critical Framework
2.1.1 Identify sound design
framework
2.1.2 Identify driving narrative
framework
2.1.3 Identify human perception
framework
2.1.4 comparative study of Fargo
2.1.5 Select specific scenes to
work with
2.1.6 comparative study of No
Country for Old Men
2.1.7 Select specific scenes to
work with
2.1.8 Prepare questions to ask on
the selected clips
2.1.9 write a critical evaluation
of critical framework to support testing
3.1
Testing
3.1.1 Create context within the film
clips for viewers
3.1.2 Cut and edit the film clips
to have audio and without audio
3.1.3 Have selected pieces of
audio from clips to gauge reaction without image
3.1.4 Arrange, conduct and show
focus groups film clips
3.1.5 Hand out questionnaire on
sound design
3.1.6 Write documentation
containing information about film clips chosen and why
3.1.7 Write documentation
containing information about audio clips chosen and why
3.1.8 Write a review of the
testing for the dissertation detailing the findings from the testing and reflect
upon how the testing affects the overall project aim
4.1
Practice
4.1.1 Select the most successful
film clips from testing results
4.1.2 Select the most successful
areas of sound design applied to the film and testing in reference to the films
to develop new sound design
4.1.3 Begin to create new sound
design for the film clips chosen
4.1.4 Create sound effects for the
film clips
4.1.5 Create composition (if any)
for film clips
4.1.6 Prepare films clips for
audio to be mixed and edited
4.1.7 Finalise the two film clips
4.1.8 Write up documentation as a
critical evaluation reflecting on the process of re-creating the audio for the
film clips for dissertation
Submission
Deliverables:
The following deliverables will be provided
as evidence that the objectives mapped out have been achieved:
1.1
Research diary
· Online blog
containing all the literature found highlighting the context of the project.
Discussing the points of concern,
understanding of the subject area and areas to investigate further and
provide a form of reflection on findings
2.1 Critical Framework
· Create a document
identifying the critical framework outlining successful examples of using sound
design within the two films. The aim of this document is to support the
proposers hypothesis and lead toward transparency within the testing
3.1 Testing
· Chosen film clips.
Film clips to provide context to the viewer so as to provide an unbiased
approach
· Edit specific areas
of the clips in regards to sound to try and gauge the importance of audio as a
whole
· Questionnaire on
sound on film – generic
· Questionnaire on
the select film clips participants fill in
· Reflection on
results at the end of testing
4.1 Practice
· Final documentation
of work showing the project progression
· Documentation
containing ideas for sound files for the film clips
· The final film
clips using my own sound re-created with supporting documentation showing how
and why I chose to use the sound where I did.
Resources:
The proposer requires the following
resources to achieve the project:
- PC or Mac computer, motion software (available on
macs)
- Pro tools
software (available on macs)
- Cubase software (available on pc’s)
- Microsoft Office to create documentation
for dissertation
- Access to the
Hannah McClure Centre to show film clips to focus groups
- Hand held recorders
- Microphones and XLR cable
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