Assignment 1B

In terms of technical proficiency, I consider myself to be pretty adept when it comes to sound design. This assignment forced me to reign in my confidence and accept that I still have some growing to do in terms of understanding what makes good sound design. While I am happy with the final product of Matt's and my soundscape, listening to everyone else's made me wish we had done things a little differently. (Of course, there I go again comparing my work to others', but what can you do?) When Matt and I began to work on this assignment, we listened to everyone's entire sound libraries and picked out all the sounds we liked and felt resonated with our title (There Were 20 Dead - No, 12), and then we figured out a way to incorporate them all together. The result was a cacophony of sound that gets overwhelming at times. I think this fit well with our title, because (for me, least) I wanted to sort of create a hellish feeling to accompany the theme of death. However, looking back, I wish we had been a bit more reserved and precise with the sounds we chose. I really loved Parker and Jake's soundscape because it was so simple yet portrayed their theme so perfectly. It made me realize that more doesn't always equal better, and I think if we had went for a more minimalistic approach as well, I may have liked our final soundscape a lot more.