How did Sound improve your movie result? If sound did not
improve the movie, why not?
I feel like including sound helped enforce the ambiance I was trying to create, a peaceful forest scene.
When including sound, what do you need to be aware of to
optimize your movie? What program did you use to modify your audio file?
I mixed the original file myself from http://naturesoundsfor.me/, which allows me to set the length of the file I want, but it exports the file in .ogg format, which Flash does not read. I ended up using an online audio file converter to convert it to mp3. There was one particular sound that did not convert for some reason I don't fully understand, so I think next time I'd use a converter program that I have a little more control over.
What were your intentions in creating your masks? Did you
achieve these goals?
I wanted to create the illusion of depth by masking a few trees in the foreground. It's subtle, but I think it works nicely.
Did you think the stop at the end of the movie will improve
the users experience?
Since I didn't go to the effort to make the animations loop, I think it improves the experience by not having a jarring stop and start.
What challenges and benefits did you experience using sound
and masks to your movie?
I knew what I wanted to do with the sound when I started making the file. Masking was a little more complicated, and I found myself wishing I could be a little more subtle with it, such as making the fairylights more transparent in places but not fully covering them up. If there is a way to accomplish this, I couldn't figure it out.
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