Displaying work (1/5/2014)

* Having explained to my partner the voice work I had done on Tuesday and the problems I resolved yesterday, we decided that the 'high crazy' and bass voices could be appropriate for the ship and narrator. However, we plan to go over some lines when we actually record, so as to figure out which ones would be best.
We also discussed what possible effects could go over them.

* I also showed my partner the backgrounds I had come up with for each of the characters so as to make sure he was ok with them. Overall, he was really pleased with them and felt that I couldn't have done a better job with the pilot's background. I was relived to hear this since it is effectively him and therefore I wanted him to be happy with it. 

* We also decided to think more about our display at the summer show and measured out the screen's size and listed what we definitely wanted on display.As you can see below we decided to try and put a display board behind the monitor instead of covering the screen with a board. After all, if we did the latter and had it extend higher we risk it dropping. Thus, having a display board is for the better as it is still big enough to be eye catching.
My partner Ed will be in charge of putting it together and getting hold of the other aspects such as the headphones.

Our initial ideas for the board around the screen can be seen below.

As for the rest of the display, we decided that realistically we should drop the War Hammer figures due to cost and time it would take to put them together. Also, the crew diary will still be made, but my partner suggested that we make it leather bound and stain it so as to give it character. I thought this ideas was great and will look into printing shops as soon as possible.

Speaking to our lecturer about the possible display board, he said that due to them being costly and the resource department not owning any it wouldn't be possible. Thus my partner Ed will get hold of some cardboard and play around with some possible ideas and designs.

* I was also able to show off and print the story board after getting Ed's approval. We then went over the script and where the events come into the story board, thus making it easier for him to make and edit the story reel accordingly.

You can see our work on the wall so far below.

* I then continued to work on the story reel.

* For next week I plan to try and finish the crew diary by Thursday. We also decided to meet up next Wednesday so as to start recording our lines, since we forgot next Monday is a bank holiday. Thus Ed will be able to start messing around with the audio and get started on the story reel using the frames I have created so far. Speaking of which, I plan to try and finish these by the end of next week. 

Ed also shared a site that listed types of effects you could put over your voice and how to do so. Thus we will try and use these for when we produce the dialogue.

Harvard Referencing: 

• Voice Acting Club (2008) Effects/audio enhancements in Audition. Available at: http://voiceacting.proboards.com/thread/16441/effects-audio-enhancement-audition (Accessed: 1/5/2014).