Editing Diary- Sound Effects

I had planned some sound effects that I wanted to use in my opening. I had originally planned to use a heartbeat sound effect a cannon sound effect a clock tick sound effect. I later decided that I wasn't going to use a clock ticking sound effect because I had already included the sound effect in my production logo and also because I had changed my plan so I decided not to include it in my opening.

I was looking for a website that offered copyright free sound effects for me to use. I was recommended by a friend to visit a website called: freesound.org. Freesound.org is a place where people sign up and post copyright free sounds for people to use. I spent some time playing through the vast amount of sound effects they have. After going through over 50+ sound effects, I had chosen the sound-effects I was looking for. This stage of the editing process took the longest because
 I had to cut the sound effects over the selected clips. This in its own right took me a long time, however that was not the main issue I faced. Some of the sound effects needed to be played a few times in a row. This became a problem because I had to try and make the transitions between the sound effects sound natural. This took a lot of trial and error and a lot of time and I tried to make it seem as natural as possible.

This did teach me however the significant importance of editing and why it is crucial that you carry out a planning process. Shortening and cutting certain sound effects down and repeating it proved to be a challenge, one that lasted over the course of a few days.