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She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms

by Qui Nguyen

Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR

Fall 2020

 

Directed by DayDay Robinson

Scenic Design by Jeff McLaughlin

Lighting Design by Caisa Sanburg

Costume Design by Claire Abernathy

Sound Design by Caisa Sanburg

        The first clip is of the evil succubi cheerleaders' laughter. We wanted the actors' actual laughter in the Zoom production to gradually fade into something much more sinister. To accomplish this, I recorded the two actors - Anna Handloser and Hitomi Naoi - laughing. Then I added effects, as well as duplicating and layering the tracks. There are 3 main layers - the original, a 6 semitone pitched down version, and a 12 semitone pitched down version - to create the unsettling nature.

       The other two clips are of the dragon Tiamat sounds - a roar and a sound of being hit. For these, I recorded the five actors playing the five heads - Julie Barnett, Raven Raleigh, Skyla Conger, Kori Dennison, and Michael Joseph - as they created their version of dragon noises. I asked them to give me sounds for the anger, fear, pain, and death of Tiamat. I then took the sounds and added EQ and reverb, and layered the new effects together.

 

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