Disaster struck early, before the crit this Saturday, when my Audition file corrupted while I was backing it up, which meant that I had to rush to recreate it as best I could during the time before the crit. A fortunate combination of good organisation of sound files on my part and the late start due to some students arriving late meant that thankfully I was able to finish the project again successfully, though a little of the nuance of the editing of the final sound was lost, as I had to time to find the exact echo and pitchdown settings I had used. However, I was happy enough with my new sound file to present it for the crit, and was fairly pleased with its overall reception. People liked how I built atmosphere using a small number of effects fading in and out with each other, then building in volume before a sudden cut. It was suggested that I spent more time on the final sound, as the bubble sound I had used had a fairly comedic feel to it that was not intended at all. This crit was very useful to me in that regard; I was happy with the mix of criticism and praise I received and took away some useful information.
Other work that stood out to me was Joey's alternative action scene, from the Digimon movie. I felt he did a great job of replacing the cheesy, generic music used in the original film with a genuine atmosphere of tension and threat, despite his project not being fully finished by the time the crit came around. I also enjoyed some of the design students' work a lot, such as Alberto's bow tie, which was inspired by the celebrity desire for recognition and bespoke, unique accessories. Not only did I like his product design and his prototype, but I also thought he took a risk in terms of attempting to market his product both to the rich elite and the more common consumer, who would be able to purchase off-the-shelf standardised versions of his designs.
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