The second day brought responsibility, enthusiasm and interest as I was allowed to sit in and speak to one of the sound editors in the second building working on a CBBC wildlife programme called ‘Deadly 60.’ The editor Ben was using audio editing software that I had never heard of before called ‘Pryramix.’ The room was kitted out with expensive equipment. The main bits in the room consisted of two monitors, the first showing the video and the second showing a huge catalogue library of sounds and effects to dub the video to. The video which Ben had to dub, barely had any audio except dialogue and the occasional atmosphere track meaning that he had to be quick at finding the right sounds for the job. I found it interesting to watch him find, cut and refine each sound for the visuals that came up on screen. The programme was wildlife based therefore each sound had to be a genuine recording of that animal.
The software allowed him to dub various sound effects, vocals and animal noises (mostly silverback gorilla and the olive gorilla in this episode) in a variety of formats and styles.
Ben started out at bath UWE studying music technology and managed to land this greatly satisfying and rewarding job. The train journey home made me review my own goals and possible opportunities for the future at Bristol.
See the rest of my work experience here
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