PLANNING GRID - SOUND FOR A SHORT FILM
Make sure that you use correct terminology and explain why you are using each design element.
VISUAL IMAGES Scene number and short
description:
1
Faye’s bedroom (3am)
2
Faye’s bedroom (7:45am)
3
Kitchen/Exam Hall
4
Faye’s bedroom
MOOD OF THE SCENE
Uneasy
Uncomfortable
SOUND DESIGN PLANNING TO REFLECT VISUAL IMAGES AND MOOD
RECORDED SOUND
SOUND EDITING
Clocks, covers rustling,
natural breathing, wild
track.
Clock (layering).
Dialog, curtains,
footsteps, bed
movements, moving
objects, wild track.
Dian’s movements
filtered (leaving room).
Breakfast prep, dialog,
radio, clothing rustle,
porridge, Dian’s
movements, toast
crunch, doorbell, chairs
papers, heels, wild track.
Running, wardrobe,
clothes falling to floor,
clothes rustle, wild track.
Radio, porridge, filtered
Dian vocal (various),
slow mo crumbs, reverb
toast, doorbell, filtered os
movements/dialog.
Clothes fall.
MUSIC
(poss) radio background
music-diagetic.
VISUAL IMAGES Scene number and short
description:
MOOD OF THE SCENE
SOUND DESIGN PLANNING TO REFLECT VISUAL IMAGES AND MOOD
RECORDED SOUND
SOUND EDITING
5
Driveway
Dialog, car door, wild
track.
Dialog filtered (car).
6
Outside exam hall
Dialog, text book rustle,
footsteps, wild track.
7
Exam hall
8
Animation
Intimidating, surreal.
Footsteps, chairs, pens
clicking, coughing, heels,
dialog, clock, clothes
rustle, laughing, wild
track.
Filtered dialog
(invigilator), lights (power
cut), spotlight, clock
reverse, metal clatter,
laughing.
Paper folding, trees
rustle, birds, twigs, fade
to natural room sound.
MUSIC
Soundscape, strings,
guitar, FX.
VISUAL IMAGES Scene number and short
description:
MOOD OF THE SCENE
SOUND DESIGN PLANNING TO REFLECT VISUAL IMAGES AND MOOD
RECORDED SOUND
SOUND EDITING
9
Outside the school
Traffic sounds (poss),
footsteps, dialog,
Filtered dialog,
10
Exam hall
Paper, footsteps,
table/chair noise,
11
Park
Footsteps, birds, clothing
rustle, paper rustle,
12
Wind, string noise.
MUSIC