A few links that may be of use

Here a few links about how to make certain sound effects that might be of use for the last assignment:

http://www.filmsound.org/:
Pretty good in general. Has details of how they made some of the Star Wars effects.

http://www.essortment.com/freesoundeffec_rrhm.htm:
This has a short but quite useful list of effects.

http://www.radiohour.wrek.org/links/uscolosfx.html:
Another short list of different effects.

http://www.marblehead.net/foley/index.html:
Some useful info in the "How it's done" section.


A video of a guy making various swooshing noises.