Ben Kay

Mar 10, 2025 | voicemag.uk | Ben Kay

My final project for Unit 2  will be a one boy show, rework of Shakespeare's play the Tempest, using all the skills learnt in my online Young Academy Film Course. In the course there was a section on the history of film and types of films. This included a screening of Charlie Chaplin silent film, called The Kid. I decided this would be the best way to approach my own film. To make it silent and create more of a drama using movements, gestures and props to recreate my version.

Feb 11, 2025 | voicemag.uk | Ben Kay

Having filmed my fight scene, recorded the sound effect, now this bit was editing in the sound to make sure it fitted into the scene at the right time. Continuing to learn from my course with Young Film Academy, I took the fight scene I filmed with 2 actors and edited in my punch sound effect. You then have to find the exact right place in the scene to add the effect itself. It was fiddly doing the editing on a phone and next time I will use a bigger tablet to make it easier.

Feb 11, 2025 | voicemag.uk | Ben Kay

Punch scene, sound effect and final edit. Having spent ages filming, recording and editing my short fight scene, this was my final cut. I was very pleased with it but surprised how long it took to do. I am a bit worried about completing a whole film for my main Silver Arts Award challenge, but I am now thinking I will keep my film simple, with less special effects and make it more about the drama.

Feb 11, 2025 | voicemag.uk | Ben Kay

Recording a realistic punch sound effect to use in my fight scene, using Power Director software from my course with Young Film Academy To get a realistic sound of a punch in a fight scene, the Young Film Academy course taught me to how to do this using Power Director software. You can do this by smashing a melon, hitting a piece of meat or a wet cloth, or just punching your own fist into your hand. I ended up trialing out both my own hand and a cloth with a pad on top of it.

Feb 11, 2025 | voicemag.uk | Ben Kay

Having learnt how to film a fight scene using the 'Hidden Angle' technique, I used what I'd learnt to recreate my own scene. Today I learnt how to film a punch scene from my online course with the Young Film Academy, using the 'Hidden Angle' technique. I filmed this on my phone camera from behind while the two actors fighting stood face to face, so you can't see the gap between them, creating a realistic punch. I choreographed the scene and added a sound effect punch later.