I've completed sound design for several shorts and one audio play, but this is my favorite; this is the sound work I completed for my graduate thesis film, a stop motion and mixed media short film following George, a screenwriter who is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's and decides to complete one last script. I performed the foley, re-recording mix, and final mix.
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Password: sundown
Sound Design | Sundown in the Old West
Sound Design Demos
Role: Sound Designer, Editor, Mixer
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For this short clip of The Mandalorian TV series, I chose music and edited in sfx to create my version of the sound design. The hum of the spaceship is a manipulated recording of a helicopter circling outside of my apartment!
Role: Sound Designer, Editor, Mixer, Foley Artist
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This short sound-design piece is a passion project of mine that I came up with as a way to practice my sound design skills. I have edited together panels of one of my favorite graphic novels, The Arrival by Shaun Tan, and designed the soundscape of the world from my own imagination. I worked with a composer to create the music and I have created the rest of the sound with a mix of Foley and sounds from multiple sound libraries. This story is special to me because it is a beautiful tale about immigration and belonging.
Role: Sound Designer, Editor, Mixer
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This redesign was created following a prompt to redesign a short video using the six families of sound of the Futurist Orchestra: Whispers, Murmurs, Mumbling, Muttering, Gurgling, Rustling, Screeching, Creaking, Buzzing, Crackling, and Scraping.
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Film/Video Work
Greetings from San Diego
2020
I filled all roles except for 'actor' for this short film as it was filmed during COVID-19 lock down. A young woman writes a postcard to her mother about life in San Diego in March of 2020.
Sweet Potato Man
2019
This is an excerpt of a short narrative film that I edited. This role included collaborating with color, sound, and the director very closely.
3D Printing at KLA
2018
I was a producer, director, camera operator, and editor on this short film promoting KLA-Tencor's additive manufacturing lab to its employees. This film was broadcast live during the company's All Hands meeting and created a noticeable increase in use of the 3D printing facilities compared to previous resistance due to lack of understanding.
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SEMI High Tech U
2018
I was a producer, camera operator, and editor on this short promotional for the Semi High Tech U program at KLA-Tencor, which is posted on KLA-Tencor's Youtube page.
Manufacturing Day
2017
This project was a collaboration between the city of Milpitas and KLA-Tencor to educate high school students on local high-tech job opportunities in the manufacturing field. I captured B-roll, wrote interview questions, and acted as a producer and editor.
Master's Group Project
2015
I worked as a producer interviewing, researching, and planning the execution of this short promotional film for Earth Media Lab to highlight the unique Master's Projects conducted at the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.
Faculty Research Film
2015
On this short promotional film created by Earth Media Lab for the UCSB Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, I worked as a producer, interviewer, and editor.
Bait and Switch
2014
I created this film with four other UCSB students as part of the UCSB Blue Horizons environmental film program. I worked as a producer, camera operator, and editor on this film.
BIO
Hi,
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I'm Neha. I'm a sound designer and stop-motion filmmaker based in Sand Diego, where I completed my MFA in film at SDSU. I specialize in creating soundscapes that bring stories to life, from the most subtle foley to immersive environments.
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I'm passionate about collaborating with other artists and love bringing my perspective as a queer, biracial creator to every project. If you're working on something new, I'd love to hear about it!