The Importance of Sound

Sound plays a major role in film- making as it helps to create the tone of the scene and set the pace.  It can help to accompany the meaning of a scene or it could completely change the meaning of a scene, as it helps to accentuate certain situations.  Sound is something that is often neglected in A Level film- making as it is often taken for granted.  And the use of 'bad' sound/s can destroy a scene, juxtaposing the meaning and effectively ruining the production.

Things to consider when making my Thriller opening:

-Dialogue: how to record? Problems with mixing? Voiceover?
-Incidental music/ sounds effects?
-Layering and levels.
-Time.
-What impact/ effect do you want it to have in your film? How much do you want it to be noticed?

- Use for tension, jump scares, use of silences?

During this clip I have chosen a range of sound tracks and added them to the same clip.  This is to help show the importance of sound within a clip.  The use of different music can completely change the meaning of the clip, and this is why it is so important to select the appropriate sounds to accompany my thriller opening.
- The first sound track I used was a sound track that helped to create tension and action within my scene, it helped to create a sense of anticipation within the clip and generated the overall effect from the audience that was intended of the clip.
- The second sound track I used was the Benny Hill theme tune, this added a comical feel to the whole action scene, completely changing the whole tone, meaning and pace of the clip; completely juxtaposing what was intended of the clip.
- The third sound track was the Indiana Jones theme tune, this created a sense of adventure into the scene rather than a high action chase scene, again not an appropriate choice of sound for what I was intending the audience to feel when they watched the clip.
- And finally, the last sound track I added was a euphoric ukulele soundtrack, which made the cause scene seem light hearted and completely disregarded any tension that the clip was intending to build up.

This clearly shows the importance of picking the correct sounds and is something I have thought about for my thriller opening and have included into my planning.

You may also notice that during this clip I attempted to use some after effects, this was purely for a bit of practice so I can get it right and make it effective for my thriller opening.