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Evaporated Music 1

Sound Post Production

Utilizing the basic approach to film sound design, the video clips were broken down into scene locations, then ideas for surround-sound atmospheres and spot/singular sound effects were itmemized. The selection of these sounds were based on creating a specific 'aural dimension' and 'sound stage' for the evaporated realm now inhabited by the demusicalized singers. After the sounds were recorded (by both Philip Brophy & Jennifer Sockachyj) they were digitized, sampled and waveform edited into mulit-channel events and passages. Throughout these processes, some of the original sounds were replaced by others as new ideas developed (the "?" listed denote parts not clearly envisioned until actual sound processing was underway), but the charts were always used as a guiding structure against which the sound design's development was checked and evaluated. (The charts for Parts 1 d, e & f are listed below.)

Philip Brophy performed a phono-labial reinterpretation of the lyrics, reducing them to abstract vocalized utterances to match the onscreen lip movements. (An example of the Part 1 a is listed belwo). These vocal recordings were then processed further and added to the sound design mix. Complete foley tracks were also recorded (sounds of body movements footsteps, rustlings fo fabrics, etc.) to enhance the cinematic effect of the onscreen person appearing to inhabit the screen space. Finally the complete multi-tracked compositions were mixed in Dolby Digital 5.1. Apart form spatizliation, this entailed noting waves and arcs of aural drama in order to shape and sculpt the sonic bombast into an auralization of the narrative implied by the video clips linear sturcture.

Sound Design

Part 1 d (Celine Dion)
Celine’s voice = crone/witch – very raspy and cat-coughing.
Lots of sudden filters opening up.
Lots of thunder-cracking filters closing down.
Surround swirling for rotating camera work.
Reverb spills and sheets to fold in waves toward rear speakers.

Scene	Atmospheres	Effects
Estate		Fireworks display Chinese New Year crackers
Hallway 1	Wooing wind Rain heard from inside	Lightning booms deep Motor bike turned on Motor bike revs & revving
Hallway 1	Vapour emissions (dry ice)	Mineral water bottle being opened
Hallway 1	Wood chimes mass shimmering (lines of candles)	Motor bike revving Motor bike deep revving Phone book flick backwards (bike disappearing) Lid of cooking pot suddenly lifted (bike disappearing)
Weather vane	Pouring rain outside heavy 1	Metal creaking
Front of mansion	Pouring rain outside heavy 1	Lightning booms deep Motor bike revving & departing
Road	Pouring rain outside heavy 2 Tearing paper	Lightning booms deep Motor bike speeding Electrical sparks (headlight glints) Oil splatters (tree strike) Juicer (bike engine skidding) Knife sharpener (bike engine scraping) Casserole dish on sink, board & concrete Floor (bike shell skidding) Rhodes mic case crackle (sparks) Handling metal tools w/distortion (bike skidding/crashing)
Boudoir asleep	Pouring rain outside light Vocoder processing	Lightning booms mid Mortar/pestle (statue) Flapping cardboard (candle) Crackers (picture flashes) Chrome ball light Office chairs on wooden floor
Boudoir awake		Light crackling fire Chimes Heavy close-up fire (lovemaking)
Boudoir window	Whizzing cords Flapping sheets	Car door w/reverb (windows open) Fridge door shut processed (windows shut) Cracking tin sheets covered with rice w/reverb (white light bursts))
Boudoir mirror	Piano scrape 1 (spooky scene) Piano scrape 2 (normal scene)	Cloth rubbing (shadow on wall) Processed cloth (appearance of man in mirror) Metal gong (touches normal mirror)
The kiss	Pidgeon cooing	Rubber gloves with gloop Lip smacking
Corridor	Train drone	Single fireworks explosion (doors opening) Ball rolling on floor (running)
Piano room 1	Piano scrape 3 Guitar string scraping Guitar neck pings
Piano room 2	Piano scrape 4	Glass smashing Leaves being rustled/blow/crunched
Picture gallery	SW radio crackling Vocoder textures	Low pitched bowl rubbing (general rotation) High pitched bowl rubbing (dream hug spin)

Part 1 e (Mariah Carey)
Mariah’s voice = highly feminized robot breaking up
Except for all the shots where she’s oohing/aahing = guttural breaths and groans
Pitch de-tune every time image goes out of focus.
Shift out of focus sections to extreme left & right then into left/right rear speakers.
Create spooky forest surround sound.

Scene	Atmospheres	Effects
River	Night crickets Owl	Creaking door Glass tuned (OOF blue light) High hat tinkles (water reflections) Little water splashes Big water splashes
Kids' room	Deep howling wind	Electronic drone
Cabins	Frogs
Fireside	Running creek Crackling fire	Glass tuned (OOF blue light)
Forest	Multiple wind howls Bush winds	Creaking wooden floor
Moon Horizon	Single firecracker
Underwater	Dumpmaster rumble	Wheelie bin down laneways Lip popping (bubbles)
Flash frames		Single tongue click Wood block tap
Girls singing chorus		Tom drum hand flaps
Kid’s kiss underwater		Dumpmaster bash

Part 1 f (Gloria Estafan)
Gloria’s voice = extreme fuzz/radio tone, like an electronic lioness.
More sound effects than atmospheres.
Lots of harsh edits & cuts to silence.
Lots of extremely short hper-processed/abstrated fragments of original sound effects.
Lots of kung-fu style fabric flicks and bone cracks.

Scene	Atmospheres	Effects
Bar	Baboon roars & screams
Flames	Casino flameballs 1
Film leader		VHS deck tape-threading
Blurred light background w/ silhouettes	Cockatoos
Group in rain	Dense rain Water fountain
Eye		Triangle
Glitter ball	Parakeets
CU/MS dancers
Musicians in silhouette	Drum skin pressed/released
Guy drumming		Glass sheet thumping/drumming
Film frame slip		Nails on bed sheet
Light bulb dance floor	Clusters of champagne glasses being tinkled
Musicians strobed	Fan flicking paper
Turntable	Rolling ceramic cup on table	Turntable scratch
DJ at mic		Baboon growl
Flashes of coloured clothes	Fighting s eagulls
Gloria in black
Toilet w/fish	Cistern rising Blowflies
Gloria’s curls	processed effects
Film frame burn		Cellophane sheet crackle
Gloria hair-up	processed effects
Flame balls		Casino flameballs 2
Confetti	Massed firecrackers	Shaking packet mix
Gloria on couch	processed effects
Hair flicks	Acetalyne torch ignition
White flashes		Fireworks

Phono-labial Charts

No lyrics of the original songs are sung. In place, phonetic approximations to match the labial lip movement have been scripted. Also, voice is only audible when the screen contains an image of the performer's lips moving. When the image cuts away to another scene, the audible voice disappears.

Part 1a (Elton John)	Part 1b (Phil Collins)	Part 1c (Billy Joel)
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