AUDIOO

The audio and overall sound of a film is one of the most important parts, it shows emotions and helps develop the movie and get a better idea of what is happening. As I have informed, I will do a Voice over, I will narrate the current life of Paula. I chose to do this so the audience has a context of what is happening and I figured it would transmit more emotions. I have not done my script yet, I want to edit the footage first and then inspire myself more, of course I have an idea of what I will say but not exactly figured what I will do. 

Before the narration starts, the scene of Paula in the mirror with her mother will take place. After this, the narration will start. The narration will be about the whole opening film. When the title appears, the garage scene will be shown. Six years earlier, Paula and her mother packing to move the United States, to start a new life. In the first seconds, the first scene, I want to have emotional and happy background. I have been looking at some songs on the Youtube Audio Library, Pixabay and Bensound. I have been looking at some sentimental, happy, and dramatic sounds. I have saved a few.

I have been thinking about adding another if not the same music from the first scene to the narration part. Since it is the same mood of happiness. Paula is about to graduate at the beginning and she is living a happy and stable life in the narration. At the end, the mood and environment changes, since Paula is struggling and living a life-changing moment. The music should be sentimental, I have two sounds that I think would fit well in this last section. I found them in both Pixabay and Bensound. 

I like Bensound because I can choose a mood, theme or genre. This is helpful because I can look better what I want and have different options.

These are the sounds that I have liked the most. I also chose a sound effect of "boom" when I say " Pero nunca fue asi" (But it was not always like this) When the narration ends and the title pops up. I want to add something like a boom to add suspense.

Since I will be doing Voice over, I have doing research of this. I have found a very helpful article  that explains what Voice over is and the different types of Voice overs and their functions. I found this article helpful since it gives tips to have in mind while doing a Voice over:

1. Practice and warm-up

2. Understand the script and audience

3. Use proper mic technique

4. Control your breathing

5. Master editing and post-production

I do not have a professional microphone or anything similar. However, I think a friend of mine does. I will ask if I can borrow it for a day to make the audio sound more neat.

I think I will do a couple Foley sounds, like a tape sound when the mother closes the box of memories and when the mother walks toward Paula at the beginning. My opening film does not require a lot of Foley but I will try to add a couple. 

I also think that I will use DaVinci Resolve to edit. I do not have access to Adobe Pro because my computer does not allow me. I have done research in other options of editing apps and I found this one is a good one. I have lloked for tutorials and how to add voice over in there as well. 

It is kind of confusing right now for me, since I have never done this and I am not experienced on this editing app. However, when I have my footage done and arranged, I know it will be easier and I will ace it. 

To conclude, I am sure I will do a narration. I need to explore more about voice over in DaVinci Resolve so I have an easier and effective process while editing. I have a variety of options of sounds to add during narration and during the packing scene. 

• What is voiceover? A complete guide for beginners. (n.d.). Www.descript.com.https://www.descript.com/blog/article/what-is-voiceover