Last we I took part in a sound workshop ran by Chris Reed of The Paper Cinema – a collective that perform live animation with music. (See link below to their website for more on them, check them out – they’re amazing!)
I worked with the cat under the table animation I had produced, and decided to add some sounds in order to enhance the audience’s interaction with the animated short. I recorded myself scratching a plate with a spoon – to match the stirring of the cereal in the characters bowl. I used the rough side of a sponge on a mouse mat – to try replicate the sound of the characters shorts rubbing against the chair whilst swinging his leg. & then using a free sound database (www.freesound.org) I used a recording of a meowing kitten to bring the Cat in my animation to life.
There’s some background noise from the recordings due to other people being in the studio – but for my final animation recordings will be more controlled and refined. But as a test, I think this proved a successful outcome & allowed me to get to grips with iMovie and Adobe Audtion.
The Paper Cinema:
OllieJohn Illustration 