We began editing our project with the idea of creating the image of looking up at the sun through the ocean. The sound should convey entering the water, the water filling up the ears as you become fully submerged, then the sound of bubbles and underwater creaks as you turn upwards to open your eyes and face the sun. Maura's voice was very ethereal and reminded me of a mermaid, which gave me the idea of giving "Bright" some nautical undertones, as the beach is one of the brightest, most over exposed places I have ever been.
I wish we had more time and had developed a plan in pre-production, however I enjoyed the free flowing, "anything goes" project model we developed instead. Maura and I collaborated very well on the concept, she is easy to get along with and I trust her opinions. I also wish I was better versed on how to manipulate sounds in Premiere Pro, as Pro Tools wasn't working on our computer and I honestly just didn't feel like messing with it.
The most challenging aspect of this project was just not being able to work with Maura at the same time because we didn't have headphone splitters. We overcame this by taking turns editing and adding sounds to the mix, discussing what we would like to hear, what we enjoyed about our edits, what we wish there was, etc.
I discovered that working with a partner is only fun if you are both on the same page. Luckily, Maura is one of the most easy-going people I have ever met. She has such a positive attitude that I never felt disappointed with our sound, I never felt desperate or hopeless like I do when I am editing most projects.
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