Audio+30

** IMPORTANT VIDEO BELOW: How to Export into MP3 Format in Audacity **
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 * Here is a video that will help you with the basics in Audacity. Please call me over if you have any questions:**

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All audio assignments will be evaluated using the rubric shared below:



6.) JPod II Podcast
As an ongoing class project, we will be recording and producing a bi-weekly podcast. This podcast will be a 3 minute production that highlights what is going in our school. We will have each podcast linked to our school page for the students and staff of John Paul II to access. You will work with a partner/s to create a podcast on a topic of your choice (this topic should be school related). Here is a video that explains what a podcast is:

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Here are some ideas of topics that you may want to cover in your show:
-Interviewing a member of the SRC to highlight some of the past and upcoming events at our school. -Interviewing a member of a John Paul II sports team to talk about their season. (soccer, football, volleyball, cross country, golf, cheer, basketball, curling, badminton, track and field) -Interviewing a member of a John Paul II club to discuss past and upcoming events. (Art Club, SADD, Key Club, Mission Team, Freedom for Animals, Drama Troupe) -Interviewing a John Paul II student or staff member for accomplishments outside of the school. -Your own ideas (please pitch your ideas to me before you record)

Once you have your topic, please make sure that you have cleared it with me. You will then have to decide when you will be recording and who your guest will be (be sure that they know the time and place of where and when you are recording). You will have to come up with a list of questions that will be asked in the interview. Be sure that these questions will get more than just one word responses. Make sure that you study up on what your topic is so that you know what you are talking about.


 * Here is a video that will help you prepare for your podcast interviews:**

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You will need to do the following:
-record the podcast in Audacity on one of the laptops using a Yeti microphone. -export the audio in MP3 and transfer the file to your computer. -edit the audio file in Audacity to add intro music and ending music. You may also want to place sounds/music at other points in the show. -export the file as an MP3 once you are finished and hand it in. Once you have handed in the file, we will post it to our class Soundcloud page and link it to the John Paul II website.

7.)** Custom Sound Effects **
Using only mechanical means (no electronics or copying original sounds) choose, create and record 12 of the sound effects listed below. You may use one of the Olympus sound recorders, a video camera (remove the video in Adobe Premiere to obtain an audio only file), a laptop, or your phone to record these sounds.
 * Exercise:**

1.) water drop 2.) Bone break 3.) punch 4.) squeaky door hinge 5.) wind 6.) walking- heels 7.) walking - snow 8.) galloping horse 9.) glass breaking 10.) drum kit 11.) baby crying 12.) gun shot 13.) sword battle 14.) heart beat 15.) keys opening a door 16.) explosion 17.) thunder 18.) sneakers on a gym floor 19.) crackling fire 20.) Chewbacca

**Here are a fews video that will show you how sound effects are made for movies:**
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=__**Project**__=

Your project will be to create your own custom foley SFX for the file below and insert them into the video to make it as realistic as possible:
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 * Due date will be discussed **

Please view the video below before reading the information on the Audio Book assignment:
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As we all understand the importance literacy in our world, we will use our gifts and talents to help others develop theirs. This year we will be creating audio books that will explore the areas of planning, recording, splitting and cutting audio, and inserting sound effects. We will record and create captivating audio books for young children at some of our sister schools to use as a learning resource. Here is what you will need to do:

- A children's book that is around a grade one reading level. (I have a stack of books in the green screen room, your may bring a personal favorite from your childhood, or you may check the library) - You will need to then plan where and when you are going to place appropriate sound effects. (These sound effects should be sound effects from our 300 SFX collection or from the internet) - You will then record the book in its entirety using one of the laptops and microphones that are in the green screen room. Be sure to have a sound effect selected to notify the reader to turn the page. Make sure that you introduce this sound effect at the start of the book. - Once you have recorded the book, you will then transfer the MP3 file of you reading the book, to your computer. - Open your audio file in audacity and begin to add background music, and proper sound effects where necessary. You MUST have a sound effect that notifies the turning of a page. - Once you have added some background music and sound effects to this project and feel that it is complete, please export this in MP3 form and place it into the hand in folder on my computer in the green screen room.

You do not want your audio book to be plain. If you have just the recording but no extra audio to enhance the project, it will sound something like the file below...boring!!
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Here are some examples from students in last year's CM class:
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9.)** Music Remix Exercise **
Using the file below as a guide, you will try out your skills using Audacity to create a music remix of your own choice. Keep in mind that this is an exercise and you will create another remix once your have perfected your skills. The second remix will be the one that you will submit for marks...not this one. Please consult the file below for your guidelines.



**10.) Evaluated Music Remix**
Using the skills that you acquired in the remix exercise, you will create a remix that will be evaluated using the audio assessment rubric listed above. Your remix must follow the following guidelines.

- You must use a minimum of 5 songs (You will download these from YouTube using YouTube to MP3 converter) - Your remix must be a minimum of 3:00 minutes - One track should not play consecutively for longer that 15-20 seconds. You want to focus on having quick cuts that keep the song fresh and lively. - Your finished product should have a minimum of 10 cuts - Your finished product must use a minimum of 8 effects. - You must keep a written record of the songs that you chose, where the cuts take place in the song, and where and when specific effects are used. You may do this once you are finished the project but it might be easier for you if you record this information as you go.

Here is an example of a remix:
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 * Be as creative as possible and Have fun! **

**Due date to be determined**
=== **11.) Movie Trailer Audio Replacement-** locate a movie trailer, download the clip using[|Keepvid.com] in MP4 format, then using Windows Live Movie Maker or Adobe Premiere Elements to remove the audio. ===

Here are a few videos that look at voice overs:
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Here are some videos that look at movie trailer cliches:
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====Once you have removed the sound to the movie trailer, it is up to you and a partner/s to come up with a voice over dialogue, music, and sound effects to make a trailer of your own. You will use the Yeti microphones and laptops to record your audio. Once you have recorded the audio, you will then match it up to the video to create a trailer of your own. Be sure to enhance this with music and different sounds if possible. This project is very open ended, so be creative.====

Here is an example from Matthew and Dexter from last year:
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 * Due date to be determined **