sound in terra nova's portrait

So far i have not added any outside sound. However I have leaned to take out sound I don't like by lowering the decibles in final cut express with the pen tool. When you lower this sound it leaves what I can only describe as a "void sound" which is very evident when watching the film. So what i did was take extra sound I had (sound with no one talking but just the waterfall and birds and other sounds) and put it in place of the "sound void" . if listened to closely you can here something like a churning or pumping. All in all is was improved greatly.

Now I have lots of film of terra talking about her experience and I am thinking what sound would go well with it? Maybe i can ask her about music she has been listening to latley?

RUN LOLA RUN!

This is a great movie which tells of a bank robbery gone wrong. It is also a love story and unfolds in a non-linear way. From watching it what immediately struck me was the sound track. Of course Lola is running to get to her destination in time and so the repetitive and steady techno music fits perfect. I like how they keep the techno sound track going over the characters while they speak their lines and then at other times stop the techno so we focus just on the characters lines. At times they vary the music to be low in volume with small techno booms and as the story unfolds and plot increases the volume rises with the booms. At one point in the film they have possession of the money and begin running with it. The sound changes to a slow jazz song with a woman's voice. The characters are seen running in slow motion. The parrellels of the various music in the film creates a wonderful mood. And boy can that Lola run!

Portrait of a person

The story I am trying to tell is about a woman who uses photagraphy to desensitize her social anxiety. My subject will be asked to speak about whatever she feel and will eventually get prompted with questions for more detail. The final result of this film is unknown as I am letting it unfold in a more organic process.

During the editing the greatest challange is using final cut express. It is very hard to remember all the steps and features. If I didn't have a job I would spend more time practicing it however I do have to feed myself. I wish the software was more intuitive. However I am happy to be learning it as it is a real professional tool and a good skill to have.

A technical question is: Why can't the text show up over my film?