There are plenty of types of audio in video editing:

Music

Diegetic: This is music, voices of characters or sounds of objects etc that the characters or actors can hear whilst film is happening. It is real life happening at the time ‘in-world (radio etc)

Whilst filming my vlog I will have to talk at the theme park so this dialogue will be happening at the same time as filming the park. I can choose to keep this sound or I can remove it if it doesn’t sound good, but it was diegetically filmed at the same time as the movie.

Non-Diegetic: This is music or sounds that only the audience can hear these sounds are added later after filming. The characters in the film are unaware of these sounds because they don’t exist in their world (themes etc) They can only hear them when they watch the show or film etc later on. voice-over narration is typical examples of non-diegetic sound.

I will have to use this technique when I do my vlog and animation as I will not be able to say everything that I want to say whilst at the park, so I will add information later on. I will add voiceovers to the animation to make it look more realistic and enjoyable for the viewer, the viewer can then understand what is happening. Also, if something didn’t sound clear at the park I can remove it and do a voice-over later on non-diegetic.

Speech

Voices on filming sets often can’t be captured at high-quality levels (props, wind, other actors, crew etc talking making noises at the same time causing what you want the viewer to hear to become lost), when this is the case it is recorded separately & added in the edit (ADR)

I will have to do this in my vlog as I can imagine Alton Towers will be very loud with background music and other peoples excited loud voices washing out my voice when I am trying to speak.

Sound effects

It is important to have sound effects in films shows etc as they make things and settings look more realistic and keep the audience engaged. A lot of times voices, sounds on set get lost easily, or in some cases don’t even exist (Lightsabers) so they have to be recreated later on by Foley artists.

Again, I will do this after I have filmed my vlog.

Automated Dialogue Replacement

Automated Dialogue Replacement is when vocal lines are re-recorded in an audio booth after shooting on-set. This is needed when voice lines were lost on set, script changes after filming, or for additional effects for voices.

Foley

This is a unique sound effect technique, it involves creating everyday sound from props, characters or environments for movies or shows it is classed as foley.

Imagine taking the music & Voices out of a sequence, all of that background audio has to be recreated by Foley artists in a studio using identical (or similar sounding) objects. Foley artists create these sounds in a recording studio during post-production, they are clever to do this in synchrony with the picture so everything blends together and looks realistic. This is something that I will have to try and achieve when editing my vlog and animation, otherwise, it will not look good at all.

Jack Foley (April 12, 1891 – November 9, 1967) brought natural sounds to movies. He was the creator of many sound effect techniques he had a unique way of performing these methods in film and shows. The name Foley artist was given to all people in this trade thereafter. Jack penned the phrase ‘as we know it now

It all originates back to when film captured no sound, Jack Foley was a director back then of silent movies, he decided that it would be a great idea to add sound. Foley and his crew projected the film on a screen while recording a single track of audio that captured the live sounds that they had made earlier like footsteps and voices etc. Their timing had to be perfect so that the sounds of footsteps and closing doors were synchronized with the actor’s motions in the film. Jack Foley created sounds for films until he died in 1967. His basic methods are still used today.

Jack received several awards, including the Golden Reel Award for all his excellent work and efforts. His films include Melody of Love (1928), Dracula, Spartacus, and Operation Petticoat.

I added sound effects to a movie clip:

This should help me with my vlog and animation editing as I will have to add sounds and voiceovers etc after I have filmed. Getting the timings right will be crucial and very important so that it all works and looks like these sounds and voices have always been there. I could import/export audio and footage, cut/shorten footage, frame-accurate placement and monitoring Db levels. Just like what I did below: