9. more recording

Today was, I think, another quite productive lesson. The documentary is really coming along, and despite our fears that it would run too long due to the massive amounts of footage we have, we have managed to cut many parts out, while still fulfilling most of the things required on the rubric. As Jerald has been constantly commenting on what we record for the documentary, we only need to record a little bit of narration for the beginning.
As for the adding of audio to the comic, we recorded the last of the dialogue and re-recorded some previously recorded dialogue as we were not satisfied. After finding out that the practice rooms were full, and that we could not use the instrument storage room, we set out on a 5-minute hunt for a room to record in. We discovered there was actually a small 'recording room' on the 5th floor, which we used. We were a bit worried about the quality of the sound as many people passed by, talking loudly, but on listening, we realized that the microphone didn't actually pick up the sound, which was good.
Today I learned better how to interpret the different expressions characters should have based on punctuation, especially since we couldn't actually judge by their facial expressions since the comic was in black and white. I also learned the importance of really putting the expressions into your voice. This was the reason we had to re-record in the first place - because we weren't expressive enough. In this kind of situation, facial expressions are not available to enhance the emotion we are trying to get across; it is totally reliant on the 'voice acting' of the speaker.
All in all, today was a productive class both toward the project and toward my education as a film student.