AUDIO-VISUAL PROJECT

Christina Ellul - RoseMary Buttigieg - Patrick Camilleri

Christina Ellul 4
RoseMary Buttigieg 5
Patrick Camilleri  6
Out of this World7
17th April 2017 8
25th April 2017 9
 Christina Ellul

My main roles in this audio visual project were: filming and

editing the video, and embedding the narration and voice
overs to the latter.
Being the director of the video, I had to organise a day in
Gozo where we could film our shots, a list for props in which
everyone gave his share, and brainstorm a storyboard
together with the other crew members. Ive invited David
Ellul and Nikolai Anton Callus to join us on the day for
some help in acting and camera equipment respectively.
After the video was shot, edited and shared with the rest
of the group, upon agreement, we had the opportunity to
utilise the schools recording studio to record the narration
as scripted.
Finally, after bringing all our roles together, we merged
the project into one, and designed this documentation
booklet in order to express our roles and participation in
the project.

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 RoseMary Buttigieg

My main role in this task was to record all the sound effects
and voice recordings we needed as part of the audiovisual.
As regards to the video, we all participated by either
offering props, brainstorming of the plot amongst others.
Some of the sounds were recorded on set together with
the shooting of the video, while others, such as the voice
recordings for the narration, were recorded in the schools
sound studio for better quality.
After all the sounds were recorded, we researched some
other sound effects that we required, and then I imported
everything into Protools and positioned everything
according to the timing of the video. After this was done,
we edited the sounds by adding effects such as reverbs and
band pass filters. We also adjusted the gain and amplitude
of the sounds so that they complement each other.
Finally, I started the presentation which I then shared with
the others so that we could pin point the important parts
we each required to present, so as to present it in class
along with our audio-visual project.

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 Patrick Camilleri

My main role was to participate in the sound design of

the project consisting of recording any audio required
for the trailer. We were also searching for extra sound
effects, composing all the audio files that we either
collected or recorded and editing the sounds in Protools
to one big audio composition. Brainstorming sessions
helped us discuss and give suggestions to pin point a
list of what we wanted with regards to sound and sound
effects. Consequently, we also had to invest some time
on identifying the perfect positioning of the audio files in
contrast with the visuals.
Regarding the trailer, we all assigned ourselves some
props to bring on set. To generate ideas, we had some
brainstorming sessions on set with regards to the script
and we listed some of the ideas to be able to create a
storyboard. On that day, with the help of Nikolai Anton
Callus and David Ellul, we managed to record both the
audio and the video shots. We also had the opportunity
to use the school`s sound studio where we were able to
record the narration for the audiovisual.

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 Out of this World

Director and Video editor:

Christina Ellul.

Sound recording:
RoseMary Buttigieg and Patrick Camilleri.

Sound effects:
RoseMary Buttigieg and Patrick Camilleri.

Sound design and production:

Christina Ellul, RoseMary Buttigieg and Patrick Camilleri.

Photography:
Nikolai Anton Callus

Actor:
David Ellul

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 17th April 2017
Our plot takes place at the
Lantern Guest House and San
Blas, Gozo. Wed already had a
script, although while on set,
we still looked for inspirations
that helped us improve it.
Meanwhile, we created a storyboard to follow during
the shooting to make sure we did not forget any details.
Christina was recording the video while RoseMary and
Patrick were recording the sounds both for voice overs
and for sound effects. Most of the sound effects were
recorded on sight, yet, we used other sound effects which
we either downloaded or used in other projects. Although
we had a time limit, as we only
had the room for 4 hours, I
think we still managed to get
what we were hoping for. On
the other hand, the shot at San
Blas, surprisingly took longer
than expected but, by working
together we managed to get
all the shots in one day.

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 25th April 2017
A few days later, we organized a script
for the narration - which we had
already planned in the storyboard.
Yet, as happens most of the time, the
script gets modified a little on set.
For the recording of the narration, we
used the schools recording studio to ensure better quality
with the least amount of noise possible. Once we gathered
all the visuals and sounds required, we then gathered to
merge the project together. It took us a while since we
were only three in the group and had to work at school
as we were using ProTools for this unit, but the end result
was satisfactory. We all gave our input and worked as a
team to present our project
in the best way possible,
and we believe this showed
in the final presentation.
So we hope you enjoy our
audio-visual project that we
prepared.
Christina Ellul - RoseMary Buttigieg - Patrick Camilleri

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Sound design & production
BA Graphic Design and Interactive Media