My Five Master Edits (with sound)

Post Synchronization Dubbing: In my Contrast edits, I added two sounds of post synchronization dubbing which were not part of the original videos. I had video clips of two scenes of the same sky. The first was a gloomy, gray sky while the second was a beautiful and bright sunset. For the first clip, I dubbed a sound of a crowd booing which indicated its lack of excitement and appeal. While, in the second clip, I dubbed the sound of a crowd cheering, to exemplify the enthusiasm that comes with a pretty sunset. This is an example of Non-Diegetic sound because it is an extra effect that did not occur when the original clips were shot. 

Voice-Over: In my Parallelism edits, I included a voiceover; which helps to explain who the figures are in the shot and what they are doing. I had myself speaking as if I was narrating a movie that showed the shots. I pointed out the figures in the shot, my friend Kira and myself, and then said how we were walking along the road on a bright and sunny day. It helps convey light-hearted emotion in a very relaxed and simple setting. 

Sound Bridge: For my Symbolism edits, I added off-screen music to help build suspense and a sense of intensity in the shots. In the video clips, the camera is slowly zooming in on a big white table (in the shape of a circle). After it zooms fully in, the camera begins to pull back -- this time showing a small white sand dollar (also the shape of a circle). The shots use the white circle as a symbol to help shift locations and create depth. The suspenseful music playing in the background builds as the camera moves closer to the table and extrapolates once the camera shows the sand dollar. 

Direct Sound: For the first shot of my Simultaneity edits, I kept the raw sound that was recorded in the original video. The clip shows girls running a song and dance at a musical rehearsal. I wanted to keep the voices of the girls, as well as, the choreographer giving directions off-camera, in the clip. This is because I felt it showed them working hard and help express a contrast/simultaneity shot when the next video clip was played. 

Non-Diegetic Sound: For the second shot of my Simultaneity edits, I added a sound effect of crickets buzzing in the background. The clip shows two boys sitting around and not participating - while, the girls in the previous clip were still rehearsing. The crickets added comedic effect and helped showed the lack of action and movement on behalf of the boys at the rehearsal. 

Music: Finally, for my Leitmotiff edit, I turned down the volume of the raw sound from the original clip, and put music over top. This video shows the same musical rehearsal of the show "Bye Bye Birdie." This time, the group is rehearsing the song "Honestly Sincere." Rather than having the sound and commotion from the video, I put in the song from the Original Broadway Recording. This helps the audience hear what song the group is rehearsing and allows them to understand the focus of the song and why it is a Leitmotiff edit (whenever the main character, Conrad Birdie sings, the girls faint in love).