Saturday, 15 February 2014
Thursday, 13 February 2014
AS Evaluation- Question 7
The purpose of the Preliminary task was for my group and I to begin to understand and learn how the camera, tripod and editing software worked. The purpose of doing a preliminary task was for us to use the equipment for the first time and when it came to filming, then, we were able to know how everything worked and would therefore have no troubles when it came to filming and editing our sequence. I believed that the preliminary task was very useful for me as I believe that I learned a lot, especially about the editing software and camera. I got to grips with the technology I would be using to create my sequence. I also believe that without the preliminary task, the filming and editing process would of been a much more difficult task to complete, but with my prior knowledge, it was an easy process.
When the group and I first got given the camera and the tripod, we were unsure of how to use them correctly. For example, we were unsure of how to zoom in and out on the camera. We were also unsure of how the camera attached to the tripod. In order to overcome these problems, myself and my group took it in turns to film. I was the first person to film the first part of the clip, I made sure that I was holding the camera steady and I ssuccessfully zoomed in and out. As well as making sure of these things, I used many different camera angles when filming. I did this as when it came to filming the thriller sequence, I knew how to manoeuvre the camera correctly to create different angles. I also did this to test out the different angles that we could use and then see which ones looked good and then ones that wouldn't work as well.
The tripod was the next piece of equipment that my group and I had to use within the preliminary task. When we were first given the tripod, we were all unsure of what use this would have for us when filming. Myself and my group believed that the tripod would not be needed when filming our thriller sequence. However, from the preliminary task, we understood that actually the tripod would come in great use in order to create different cinematography effects. We used the tripod in the preliminary to create a steady long shot angle. This is seen when I am sitting on the floor and Freddie Conway, one of my group members walks in past me. Because of the success this had on the preliminary task, we encorporated this angle into our final sequence. During this task, we also learnt how the camera successfully attaches to the tripod, how the tripod can be used and how to manouvre it correctly.
The final part of the preliminary task was to edit the clips we had filmed during the task. The editing software we used was Final Cut Pro X. This part of the task enabled us to see how the software worked and what had to be done to edit the clips together and make the clip run smoothly. The software at first looked hard to use, however, having time to look at it and practice on it we were able to use it successfully by the end of the task.
Overall, from the preliminary task to my final product, I feel like I have learned a lot during the process. When filming for the final product, the process of this was quick and easy as I had previous knowledge on how to use the camera. During filming, I learned a lot more about the camera I was using. I learned that you could turn the screen around, so, when you were filming yourself, you could see what you were doing. This became extremely helpful with the handheld and close-up shot of the main character running as Heather was able to see what she was doing, enabling for the frame to be successful. The next thing I learned whilst filming for the final product was about the editing software. During the preliminary task, editing was a difficult task to complete as I had never used it before. However, because of my previous knowledge I had some idea of what had to be done. I learned a lot about Final Cut Pro X when editing. The first thing was the effects that could be put over the top of the clip. I added an effect on my sequence in order to create an eerie feel as the effect darkened the film. The next thing I learned was about the sounds that could be included and also taken away from the sequence. My group and I decided to add a soundtrack over the top of the sequence in order to create an eerie and suspense building feel. We downloaded the sounds onto the computer and then imported them onto Final Cut Pro X. The next thing I learned to do was deduct sound from the sequence. I wanted only the soundtrack to play at one point of the sequence, when the character is running away. In order to do this, we had to turn down the sound from the original clip and turn the volume up of the soundtrack. I was unaware this was possible, yet, whilst editing I found many things that could be done.
I believe that the preliminary task was effective and extremely useful for my group and I as we learned the basic skills of how to film and edit and then use these skills when filming for the final product. However, looking back at the preliminary task and the final product, I feel that my skills had developed vastly.
When the group and I first got given the camera and the tripod, we were unsure of how to use them correctly. For example, we were unsure of how to zoom in and out on the camera. We were also unsure of how the camera attached to the tripod. In order to overcome these problems, myself and my group took it in turns to film. I was the first person to film the first part of the clip, I made sure that I was holding the camera steady and I ssuccessfully zoomed in and out. As well as making sure of these things, I used many different camera angles when filming. I did this as when it came to filming the thriller sequence, I knew how to manoeuvre the camera correctly to create different angles. I also did this to test out the different angles that we could use and then see which ones looked good and then ones that wouldn't work as well.
The tripod was the next piece of equipment that my group and I had to use within the preliminary task. When we were first given the tripod, we were all unsure of what use this would have for us when filming. Myself and my group believed that the tripod would not be needed when filming our thriller sequence. However, from the preliminary task, we understood that actually the tripod would come in great use in order to create different cinematography effects. We used the tripod in the preliminary to create a steady long shot angle. This is seen when I am sitting on the floor and Freddie Conway, one of my group members walks in past me. Because of the success this had on the preliminary task, we encorporated this angle into our final sequence. During this task, we also learnt how the camera successfully attaches to the tripod, how the tripod can be used and how to manouvre it correctly.
The final part of the preliminary task was to edit the clips we had filmed during the task. The editing software we used was Final Cut Pro X. This part of the task enabled us to see how the software worked and what had to be done to edit the clips together and make the clip run smoothly. The software at first looked hard to use, however, having time to look at it and practice on it we were able to use it successfully by the end of the task.
Overall, from the preliminary task to my final product, I feel like I have learned a lot during the process. When filming for the final product, the process of this was quick and easy as I had previous knowledge on how to use the camera. During filming, I learned a lot more about the camera I was using. I learned that you could turn the screen around, so, when you were filming yourself, you could see what you were doing. This became extremely helpful with the handheld and close-up shot of the main character running as Heather was able to see what she was doing, enabling for the frame to be successful. The next thing I learned whilst filming for the final product was about the editing software. During the preliminary task, editing was a difficult task to complete as I had never used it before. However, because of my previous knowledge I had some idea of what had to be done. I learned a lot about Final Cut Pro X when editing. The first thing was the effects that could be put over the top of the clip. I added an effect on my sequence in order to create an eerie feel as the effect darkened the film. The next thing I learned was about the sounds that could be included and also taken away from the sequence. My group and I decided to add a soundtrack over the top of the sequence in order to create an eerie and suspense building feel. We downloaded the sounds onto the computer and then imported them onto Final Cut Pro X. The next thing I learned to do was deduct sound from the sequence. I wanted only the soundtrack to play at one point of the sequence, when the character is running away. In order to do this, we had to turn down the sound from the original clip and turn the volume up of the soundtrack. I was unaware this was possible, yet, whilst editing I found many things that could be done.
I believe that the preliminary task was effective and extremely useful for my group and I as we learned the basic skills of how to film and edit and then use these skills when filming for the final product. However, looking back at the preliminary task and the final product, I feel that my skills had developed vastly.
AS Evaluation- Question 2
Within my sequence I included 3 characters throughout the scene. The first character and whom is only seen twice throughout the sequence is the boyfriend of the main character, his name is George. The main character in our clip is the innocent girl whom is home alone, her name is Heather. The final character is the killer, who kills George.
Each character within my sequence is represented differently and uniquely, each to portray different characters of everyday life.
The first character we are introduced to is the main character in my sequence is Heather, she is portrayed to be an innocent girl. This is inferred through her clothing and actions. The clothing in which she wears is her pyjamas, I decided on pyjamas I believed it portrays her innocence fully as she is unaware that something is around her, it also makes her look extremeley vulnerable. Her actions also portray her innocence. When the audience are introduced to her, she is cooking and preparing food, this is refelctive of her age and as well as her innocence and independency. I included this character in my opening scene as I believe tht she is conventional to the thriller genre and would increase the audiences awareness to the sequence. Another reason to why my group and I included her within the opening is to appeal to the targetted audience, with her being 17 years of age and the target audience being 15/16, therefore being almost te same age, it increases the realistic feel of the sequnce and the dramatic feel.
The next character included in the sequence is the killer, although being played by a girl, we dressed the girl in to boys clothing in order to present the killer as a boy. We dressed her in a baggy jumper and jogging bottoms, we did this because the stereotypical clothing that boys wear are tracksuits. Also, because of the baggy jumper, we were able to hide the girls face successfully and hide the killers identity creating a myseterious feel. Throughout the sequence we were not able to see the killers face, this creates the character to be scary and leads the audience wanting to know more about him. When thinking about certain social groups within society, this character links to them. The mysterious and uncertaincy which the character represents, links to social groups as such groups also present mystery and uncretaincy to society. Adding such a dramatic character to the sequence builds to the effect of the dramatic twist.
The last character is murdered victim. As we are not shown this character often, he has no dialogue, the audience are unable to know what his purpose is. By showing him murdered, the audience are led to believe that he must of done something wrong or upsetting in order for this to happen. My group and I included this character into the sequence to present fear to the audience. When the audience see him dead, they are led to believe that something may happen to the girl. This character also links to certain social groups.
Within our scene gender is represented in a stereotypical way. This is shown to us in many different aspects through most of the characters. The girl is shown to be oblivious to what is around her and that someone is in her house. This portrayal of the girl enhances the stereotype of girls, seen to be silly and oblivious. Again, the next stereotypical aspect of gender is shown through the killer. The killer is shown wearing a tracksuit with the hoody covering his face as we are unable to see his face. His clothing is stereotypical of boys as the clothing is associated with boys and what is typical of what they would wear.
Each character appeals to the intended audience. This is because the characters within the sequence are teenagers and the audience we have aimed the sequence is teenagers, also. Because the characters and audience are the same age, the audience can relate to the sequence and feel a sense of realisation as they are led to believe that it could happen to themselves. The rating, my group and I decided, would be a 15. The narrative in which we had decided to go with for our final sequence, allowed for the audience to build relationships with the characters. The young girl home alone relates to teenagers of her age and her gender. With her being home alone, this can relate to many teenagers as they have been in the same situation. This then builds the fear as they could believe that it may happen to them. The characters may also appeal to the audience, I believe this as the characters and the audience are the same age group and will therefore be interested and what to know more and watch the thriller. The way in which the characters are portrayed could also appeal to the audience, the intimidation of the female character makes the audience interested and will want to know more.
Each character within my sequence is represented differently and uniquely, each to portray different characters of everyday life.
The first character we are introduced to is the main character in my sequence is Heather, she is portrayed to be an innocent girl. This is inferred through her clothing and actions. The clothing in which she wears is her pyjamas, I decided on pyjamas I believed it portrays her innocence fully as she is unaware that something is around her, it also makes her look extremeley vulnerable. Her actions also portray her innocence. When the audience are introduced to her, she is cooking and preparing food, this is refelctive of her age and as well as her innocence and independency. I included this character in my opening scene as I believe tht she is conventional to the thriller genre and would increase the audiences awareness to the sequence. Another reason to why my group and I included her within the opening is to appeal to the targetted audience, with her being 17 years of age and the target audience being 15/16, therefore being almost te same age, it increases the realistic feel of the sequnce and the dramatic feel. The next character included in the sequence is the killer, although being played by a girl, we dressed the girl in to boys clothing in order to present the killer as a boy. We dressed her in a baggy jumper and jogging bottoms, we did this because the stereotypical clothing that boys wear are tracksuits. Also, because of the baggy jumper, we were able to hide the girls face successfully and hide the killers identity creating a myseterious feel. Throughout the sequence we were not able to see the killers face, this creates the character to be scary and leads the audience wanting to know more about him. When thinking about certain social groups within society, this character links to them. The mysterious and uncertaincy which the character represents, links to social groups as such groups also present mystery and uncretaincy to society. Adding such a dramatic character to the sequence builds to the effect of the dramatic twist.The last character is murdered victim. As we are not shown this character often, he has no dialogue, the audience are unable to know what his purpose is. By showing him murdered, the audience are led to believe that he must of done something wrong or upsetting in order for this to happen. My group and I included this character into the sequence to present fear to the audience. When the audience see him dead, they are led to believe that something may happen to the girl. This character also links to certain social groups. Within our scene gender is represented in a stereotypical way. This is shown to us in many different aspects through most of the characters. The girl is shown to be oblivious to what is around her and that someone is in her house. This portrayal of the girl enhances the stereotype of girls, seen to be silly and oblivious. Again, the next stereotypical aspect of gender is shown through the killer. The killer is shown wearing a tracksuit with the hoody covering his face as we are unable to see his face. His clothing is stereotypical of boys as the clothing is associated with boys and what is typical of what they would wear.
Each character appeals to the intended audience. This is because the characters within the sequence are teenagers and the audience we have aimed the sequence is teenagers, also. Because the characters and audience are the same age, the audience can relate to the sequence and feel a sense of realisation as they are led to believe that it could happen to themselves. The rating, my group and I decided, would be a 15. The narrative in which we had decided to go with for our final sequence, allowed for the audience to build relationships with the characters. The young girl home alone relates to teenagers of her age and her gender. With her being home alone, this can relate to many teenagers as they have been in the same situation. This then builds the fear as they could believe that it may happen to them. The characters may also appeal to the audience, I believe this as the characters and the audience are the same age group and will therefore be interested and what to know more and watch the thriller. The way in which the characters are portrayed could also appeal to the audience, the intimidation of the female character makes the audience interested and will want to know more.
AS Evaluation- Question 1
When planning for my opening scene, I looked into the conventions of the thriller genre. I did this in order to have more of an understanding of what to include in my own thriller, to make sure that I could produce a sequence that can be as successful as it could be. By researching into the conventions of the thriller genre, it gave me a wide look into what I could include in my sequence to make it run smoothly and to see what would work well within my narrative.
One of the main, and generic, conventions which ran through most of the thriller films in which I had analysed was the use of a female victim. This was noticed in Paranormal Activity, Drag Me To Hell, Physco and The Human Centipede, these films were all sucsseful in their portrayal of a female victim. Because of this, I believed that a female victim would be most suitable for my narrative. Also, with use of the female victim within each film, they related back to their intended audience, because of this, it increased the fear and tension within them making the audience feel vulnerable. Another generic convention of this genre is low key lighting. Within all thriller films I had watched, each film contained usage of low key lighting. Films included, Incidious, Sinister and Saw. The low key lighting that was included in each film built the tension vastly as the lighting manipulated the audience into feeling fearful and somewhat vulnerable. With the effect that the low key lighting had on these films, I incorporated it into my sequence in order to increase the eerie feel. The last generic convention within the thriller genre is iconography. The use of iconography within thriller films allows for the audience to have more understanding of what is happening and what potentially may happen. Iconography is used within every thriller film in order to to engage the audience and to ultimately make them fearful towards the scenes happening in front of them. I noticed iconography in The Shining, The Human Centipede, Sinister and Saw. Each of these films use different iconography within them, but, yet, all still portray fear and suspense.
Within my thriller sequence I followed the generic conventions and applied them in to my sequence. The main character in my sequence was a teenage girl in whom is home alone at night time. I thought carefully about how my group and I wanted the girl to look and what she should wear. My group and I decided to dress her in pyjamas in order to make her look vulnerable and an easy target, however, clothing didn't play a huge role in the portrayal of vulnerability as the stereotypical view on teenage girls is seen to oblivious to what is happening around them and vacant. This view of teenage girls is proved correct within my thriller as when the lights cut off, she looks around in shock as she is unaware someone is in her house. Ultimately, I used a teenage girl as I thought it would create tension and build the fear factor.
The next convention that was included in my sequence was the use of low key lighting. The sequence was set in a night setting in order to create a mysterious and tension building atmosphere. In order to follow the convention of low key lighting, we had to film late at night, I wanted to create an eerie atmosphere which would make the audience feel uncomfortable in which I believe my sequence creates.
Another convention included within the sequence was iconography, the iconography that we used was a knife. The present the knife to the audience, to allow them to know there was a weapon within the scene, we scrapped the knife along the kitchen work top which made a sound that would repeat and play on the audiences mind. We used a knife within the sequence as my group and I believed it was the weapon that was most conventional to the thriller genre. Using the knife, we were able to create a fearful atmosphere and make the audience feel on edge as to what the knife may be used for.
Setting is another generic convention used within my opening scene. Within many thriller films that I had analysed used a house as the main setting, so, we decided we would make the setting in a house also. The house setting within my thriller and other thrillers gives the film a sense of reality. It leads the audience to sit on edge and make them believe that what is occurring within the sequence could happen to themselves. The household setting makes the sequence also more mysterious, making the audience wonder how the killer got into the house and what may happen next. Also, as the girl is home alone, we know that she has no one to help her if something happens, this therefore increases the fear within the sequence
Another convention that is noticeable within my clip is the use of minimal dialogue. During the chase scene, there is minimal dialogue and the only words heard is the girl shouting 'George' in panicked voice. The use of minimal dialogue allows for the fast pace of the chase to build. The
audience are led to focus fully on what is going on within the scene, not being distracted by anything. My group and I believed minimal dialogue would be effective within scene as it portrays the fear to build and allows the audience to build a relationship with the main character.
The last convention is the use of the clothing the characters are wearing. Clothing helps in the representation of the characters and it allows for the audience to understand more about the characters. We dressed the girl in pyjamas as we believed it portrayed a sense of innocence and vulnerability. The killer is dressed in baggy clothes in which are able to hide his identity. The use of the clothing in which they are wearing allows for representations to be made clearly. The girl is represented to be vulnerable and innocent and the killer is represented as mysterious and scary, this is achieved through the use of clothing.
I believe that my opening sequence defines the thriller genre. The elements that were used within my sequence, make it clear of the thriller genre. Firstly, the low key lighting gives the audience an indication that there is something suspicious going on, creating a mysterious feel. Within the sequence there is also use of handheld and close- up shots. These shots give the audience a clear view of the victims emotions and panic. By adding these to my thriller, this leads for the audience to feel emotion towards her and are also aware of what the girl is feeling herself. These shots are very definitive of the thriller genre as what the girl is feeling reflects onto the audience. There is also very limited dialogue within the sequence, again, this defines the thriller genre as the use of no speech makes the sequence fast pace and we are just able to concentrate on what we re being shown.
When looking at my thriller sequence, it can be compared to many thriller films. The first in which it can be compared to is The Shining. Within The Shining there is use of iconography, low key lighting, and a chase scene, all in which is seen in my sequence. Although, the iconography is different from my sequence to The Shining's, it still portrays the same fearful effect. The chase scene from The Shining is fast pace with many different camera angles in which is reflective of my sequence. The Shining also uses long shots and handheld movements in which our clip sequence uses, in order to pick up the pace of what is happening. With use of the long shots in my sequence, we are able to have a clear view of the victims surroundings.
One of the main, and generic, conventions which ran through most of the thriller films in which I had analysed was the use of a female victim. This was noticed in Paranormal Activity, Drag Me To Hell, Physco and The Human Centipede, these films were all sucsseful in their portrayal of a female victim. Because of this, I believed that a female victim would be most suitable for my narrative. Also, with use of the female victim within each film, they related back to their intended audience, because of this, it increased the fear and tension within them making the audience feel vulnerable. Another generic convention of this genre is low key lighting. Within all thriller films I had watched, each film contained usage of low key lighting. Films included, Incidious, Sinister and Saw. The low key lighting that was included in each film built the tension vastly as the lighting manipulated the audience into feeling fearful and somewhat vulnerable. With the effect that the low key lighting had on these films, I incorporated it into my sequence in order to increase the eerie feel. The last generic convention within the thriller genre is iconography. The use of iconography within thriller films allows for the audience to have more understanding of what is happening and what potentially may happen. Iconography is used within every thriller film in order to to engage the audience and to ultimately make them fearful towards the scenes happening in front of them. I noticed iconography in The Shining, The Human Centipede, Sinister and Saw. Each of these films use different iconography within them, but, yet, all still portray fear and suspense.
Within my thriller sequence I followed the generic conventions and applied them in to my sequence. The main character in my sequence was a teenage girl in whom is home alone at night time. I thought carefully about how my group and I wanted the girl to look and what she should wear. My group and I decided to dress her in pyjamas in order to make her look vulnerable and an easy target, however, clothing didn't play a huge role in the portrayal of vulnerability as the stereotypical view on teenage girls is seen to oblivious to what is happening around them and vacant. This view of teenage girls is proved correct within my thriller as when the lights cut off, she looks around in shock as she is unaware someone is in her house. Ultimately, I used a teenage girl as I thought it would create tension and build the fear factor. Another convention included within the sequence was iconography, the iconography that we used was a knife. The present the knife to the audience, to allow them to know there was a weapon within the scene, we scrapped the knife along the kitchen work top which made a sound that would repeat and play on the audiences mind. We used a knife within the sequence as my group and I believed it was the weapon that was most conventional to the thriller genre. Using the knife, we were able to create a fearful atmosphere and make the audience feel on edge as to what the knife may be used for.Setting is another generic convention used within my opening scene. Within many thriller films that I had analysed used a house as the main setting, so, we decided we would make the setting in a house also. The house setting within my thriller and other thrillers gives the film a sense of reality. It leads the audience to sit on edge and make them believe that what is occurring within the sequence could happen to themselves. The household setting makes the sequence also more mysterious, making the audience wonder how the killer got into the house and what may happen next. Also, as the girl is home alone, we know that she has no one to help her if something happens, this therefore increases the fear within the sequence
Another convention that is noticeable within my clip is the use of minimal dialogue. During the chase scene, there is minimal dialogue and the only words heard is the girl shouting 'George' in panicked voice. The use of minimal dialogue allows for the fast pace of the chase to build. The
audience are led to focus fully on what is going on within the scene, not being distracted by anything. My group and I believed minimal dialogue would be effective within scene as it portrays the fear to build and allows the audience to build a relationship with the main character.
I believe that my opening sequence defines the thriller genre. The elements that were used within my sequence, make it clear of the thriller genre. Firstly, the low key lighting gives the audience an indication that there is something suspicious going on, creating a mysterious feel. Within the sequence there is also use of handheld and close- up shots. These shots give the audience a clear view of the victims emotions and panic. By adding these to my thriller, this leads for the audience to feel emotion towards her and are also aware of what the girl is feeling herself. These shots are very definitive of the thriller genre as what the girl is feeling reflects onto the audience. There is also very limited dialogue within the sequence, again, this defines the thriller genre as the use of no speech makes the sequence fast pace and we are just able to concentrate on what we re being shown.
When looking at my thriller sequence, it can be compared to many thriller films. The first in which it can be compared to is The Shining. Within The Shining there is use of iconography, low key lighting, and a chase scene, all in which is seen in my sequence. Although, the iconography is different from my sequence to The Shining's, it still portrays the same fearful effect. The chase scene from The Shining is fast pace with many different camera angles in which is reflective of my sequence. The Shining also uses long shots and handheld movements in which our clip sequence uses, in order to pick up the pace of what is happening. With use of the long shots in my sequence, we are able to have a clear view of the victims surroundings.
Monday, 10 February 2014
Planning sound- Miss Miller
During our planning process, we have to plan precisely what is going to be included within our final narrative to make it as effective as possible. Sound is very important in films as it creates an understanding of the narrative and atmosphere for the audience. Thriller films especially rely on sound as they need to create suspense and anxiety throughout there film. Also they rely on their music because their footage is limited as there is many scenes where not much is going on and suspense needs to be created until something is revealed. My group and I needed to make sure that the sounds we used were effective and that we matched the sounds to the images seen, also, putting a soundtrack over the top to create more suspense and build the tension.
The first sound in which my group and I were confident that we were going to use was the use of silence. We had noticed that silence is frequently used within thrillers as it helps to build tension by leaving the audience feel on edge which is very conventional. We thought it would be good to include silence within our thriller clip because of this reason. When adding silence to our opening scene, we thought it would be good to add it when the girl sees the male in her house. We believed this would be effective as it would contrast from the soundtrack being played constantly, so, adding immeadiate silence would show and portray the shock and fear the girl is feeling. My group and I hope that when the silence is heard, this would overwhelm the audience as they were not expecting it to happen. This leads the audience to feel nervous as to what may happen next and in the rest of the clip.
The next sound in which we are going to include in our sequence is non-diagetic sound. This is sound that is not related to the clip yet added on in the editing stage. We will be playing an eerie, repetitive soundtrack throughout the clip. The repetition of the sound leads the audience to believe something is going to happen at anytime, however, although it is seemed something is going to happen as the music is leading to this, nothing does happen. We will layer two soundtracks on top of each other, this creates a layered more intense sound to our opening sequence and ultimatley increasing the fear.
The last sound in which we will be using is Parallel sounds/ On-screen sounds. These sounds are when the images and what we can hear complement each other. We have decided to use parallel sound frequently throughout our clip. The first time we will hear this sound is when the girl is cooking, when she is stirring the food. This sound, along with the non-diagetic sound playing in the background, will allow the audience to focus on the girl and nothing else around her. The next time we will hear it will be when the knife is scrapped along the surface of the kitchen. Again, this allows the audience to focus on the knife and what may happen with the knife. As well as hearing this sound, it allows for a chilling effect to run through the audience, the sharp, eerie sound of the knife makes the audience sit on edge and draw the audiences attention in on what may lead. The audience may feel nervous with these sounds being heard and they may feel nervous for her.
Now that we had planned the sounds which we would be using, in order to find the right sounds in order to produce a thriller opening in which the group would be confident with, we found a website name Freesound.org which had many sounds we could choose from. From diagetic sounds to non-diagetic sounds. The sounds we found from this website enhanced the original sounds that we could hear, therefore increasing the tension and suspense. Once editing is finished, adding the sound will be the main thing that builds suspense and makes the audience feel something.
The first sound in which my group and I were confident that we were going to use was the use of silence. We had noticed that silence is frequently used within thrillers as it helps to build tension by leaving the audience feel on edge which is very conventional. We thought it would be good to include silence within our thriller clip because of this reason. When adding silence to our opening scene, we thought it would be good to add it when the girl sees the male in her house. We believed this would be effective as it would contrast from the soundtrack being played constantly, so, adding immeadiate silence would show and portray the shock and fear the girl is feeling. My group and I hope that when the silence is heard, this would overwhelm the audience as they were not expecting it to happen. This leads the audience to feel nervous as to what may happen next and in the rest of the clip.
The next sound in which we are going to include in our sequence is non-diagetic sound. This is sound that is not related to the clip yet added on in the editing stage. We will be playing an eerie, repetitive soundtrack throughout the clip. The repetition of the sound leads the audience to believe something is going to happen at anytime, however, although it is seemed something is going to happen as the music is leading to this, nothing does happen. We will layer two soundtracks on top of each other, this creates a layered more intense sound to our opening sequence and ultimatley increasing the fear.
The last sound in which we will be using is Parallel sounds/ On-screen sounds. These sounds are when the images and what we can hear complement each other. We have decided to use parallel sound frequently throughout our clip. The first time we will hear this sound is when the girl is cooking, when she is stirring the food. This sound, along with the non-diagetic sound playing in the background, will allow the audience to focus on the girl and nothing else around her. The next time we will hear it will be when the knife is scrapped along the surface of the kitchen. Again, this allows the audience to focus on the knife and what may happen with the knife. As well as hearing this sound, it allows for a chilling effect to run through the audience, the sharp, eerie sound of the knife makes the audience sit on edge and draw the audiences attention in on what may lead. The audience may feel nervous with these sounds being heard and they may feel nervous for her.
Now that we had planned the sounds which we would be using, in order to find the right sounds in order to produce a thriller opening in which the group would be confident with, we found a website name Freesound.org which had many sounds we could choose from. From diagetic sounds to non-diagetic sounds. The sounds we found from this website enhanced the original sounds that we could hear, therefore increasing the tension and suspense. Once editing is finished, adding the sound will be the main thing that builds suspense and makes the audience feel something.
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