Experimental Film - Editing Part 1

The editing stage for my film was very different to any other project I've worked on. This is because it was my first time properly using Premiere Pro so of course, learning the software as I go along was a challenging task. With this project I really wanted to try using foley sound a lot more and so for this reason I only used the camera whilst filming, evidently making the film practically silent as there was no use of exterior microphones. I started piecing the silent clips together and it all went well. I then hired out a Zoom microphone and started recording sounds. The first sound that I really wanted was an ambient buzzing sound; I got this by leaving the microphone next to a powered fridge in a large kitchen which gave it a nice textured echo. I then saw that there was little sounds that I had forgotten to include like the fact that the actor is wearing a lycra suit, meaning that he would swish slightly when he walked. After realising this, I used the exact suit that the actor wore and as I watched the footage back I swished the suit in time with his movement and to my surprise it worked really well. It isn't the most overpowering sound but it is an essential one that you may not notice at first.