Following week 4, I was asked to choose a movie scene for assignment 1. It was challenging for me to choose as there are many great scenes that I like. After struggling a bit, I have chosen the bullet dodge scene from The Matrix (1999). You can find the scene here.
This scene is shorter than other movie scenes, which are usually 3 to 4 minutes. In the context of the marking, this is definitely not enough. (As an art student, I should not care about it though). Therefore, my approach towards the assignment would be to repeat the scene for 3 to 4 times. And each time, all the sounds will be replaced and create a different atmosphere and feeling. I have thought of different themes for the scene and here are some examples
Comedy
Creating a cartoon-like, joyful atmosphere. My approach to this would be adding some cartoon sound effects to the movements of the character, for instance, adding the squishy toy sound effect to the walking steps.
Music Heavy/Epic
Write a brand new song that syncs the screen. I am not sure if this approach is a good direction as it focuses more on music then the sound/foley.
Scifi/Cyberpunk
Adding artificial sounds adds to the impact of the movements of the character. I find it hard to explain this, but I would like to share a video that tells the things I want to achieve. The sound effects in this video are mainly a combination of artificial noises and sounds. However, they sound very good when combined together.
(46) TOP 10 JoJo Stand Sound Effects (Stone Ocean Update)┃JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – YouTube
Realistic
Trying to make it sound as realistic as the audience is in the movie. This means that there will be more environmental ambience and less dramatic sounds.
I am waiting for Jessica’s response for this and if the idea sounds good to her. I will start doing the analysis on the scene next week on the blog.