The FourthA FILM BY JOE BURDEN

The Concept

Can inventive sound design be used in place of verbal or visual exposition to

create an easily disseminated backstory in a science fiction film?

PractitionersCraig BerkeySound Designer/Editor for X2 (2003), No Country For Old Men (2007), Hanna (2011)

“Sound design for me (…) is the overall thought/concept and

execution of the entire sound-track. Philosophically my role as a sound

designer is to help filmmakers achieve and exceed their aural

aspirations for their films.”

Ben BurttSound Designer/Editor for Star Wars (1977-2015), E.T. (1982), WALL-E (2008)

“A large part of the sound design job is making the right choice of a

sound, and not really your technical knowledge. I like accidents and

spontaneity, and I pick takes out of my performances that often lead to new ideas that I wouldn’t have been

able to objectively reason out ahead of time.“

Test Project – M is for Meat Original Footage Final Mix

Test Project – M is for Meat Premiere Pro Timeline

ProductionCrew

Eric Sithole – Director

Emma Mills – Production Manager

Joe Burden – Sound Recorder/Designer/Editor

Cast

Anna- Female, 18-24

The Administrator - Male, 40-60

The Echoes – Three voice actors- One Female, Two Male- Aged 20-40

SchedulePre-Production

Practitioner studies, story and character development, location and costume design

- Oct – Dec ’13

Script, cast, rehearsals, shot breakdown and legal. Costume tests and production design

- Jan ’14

Production

Shoot, re-shoots (TBC), ADR- Feb ’14

Post-Production

Colour correction, grading, assembly edit, rough cut, offline edit appraisal

- Feb ’14

Final edit, screening, and feedback compilation. Critical essay and preliminary assessment of competition performance

- Mar ‘14

Measuring SuccessOnline Screenings

- Audience Questionnaire (using Survey Monkey)- Private Link

Private Screening

- Use hard copies of same survey- Personal Feedback

Online Presence

- Performance on SOTW and Shooting People’s Film of the Month contests

BibliographyMix. 2007. Ben Burtt. [online] Available at: http://mixonline.com/post/features/30-ben-burtt/ [Accessed: 14 Nov 2013].

Albrechtsen, P. 2011. Behind the Art: Craig Berkey. [online] Available at: http://designingsound.org/2011/06/behind-the-art-craig-berkey/ [Accessed: 24 Oct 2013].

X2. 2003. [film] USA: Bryan Singer.

Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI). 2013. [Blu-ray] USA: George Lucas.