Assignment 1a: Response

The first assignment for this class was fun and at some times, challenging. It was really interesting to learn how to use the equipment. I'd never used the H4n microphones or anything, but they were pretty easy to figure out.

I liked being able to meet a few of the people in the class during this project too. We all worked together pretty well, even though it can be hard to plan out everything with 4 people who have busy schedules. We all made sure to contribute and made a pretty good team, even when we didn't know exactly what we were doing.

As for the actual project, after recording all of the sounds and listening to them, I've found myself paying closer attention to sound effects and ambiance in the films I've watched recently. Just sound in general has become more interesting after this project.

However, the biggest thing I learned from this project didn't have anything to do with sound. The thing I realized is that it is incredibly important it is to pay close attention to directions! Our group recorded the sound, uploaded the files, and then managed to do a whole project putting together 10 minutes of a sound mix. We later found out that we did more work than we had needed, and had to go back and start the editing portion over again. It wasn't that big of a deal (for this project anyway), but I definitely learned from this.