Research was conducted via forums and community websites regarding sound effects and mixing, to see if it was possible to extract audio segments from movie clips. However it was concluded that there is no plug in which can extract individual sounds. Other alternatives were to utilise de-noiser plugins and a lot of equalisation and cutting to segment the sound as best as possible, however this meant that music which was present over the top of certain sound effects and dialogue could be heard.
The best solution devised by combining several results found through the research was to utilise the 5.1 surround sound mix from the original DVD. Most 5.1 mixes Centre the Dialogue whilst surrounding it with music and sound effects. This would mean that the centre channel of the mix will have a reduced amount of unwanted noises from overlapping music and effects. Therefore the 5.1 mix was split into several individual tracks within the free software Audacity (Pro Tools was unable to provide this feature without an upgrade to HD software). The center channel was then taken and chopped into sections where dialogue and certain sound effects were heard. These sounds were very clear compared to the stereo versions of the clip, however there was still times where the automated music and effects would bleed into the sound. Many tools were used such as De-noiser, EQ, Enhancers and Noise Reducers to remove these anomalies to the best that could possibly be achieved. Some of the soundtrack can still be heard in parts of the clips taken, however it is so faint that when played in the mix with the rest of the soundtrack it can not be noticed.
Not every piece of dialogue and sound effect could be taken and therefore some sound effects had to be created in order to fill in the gaps that were left.
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