Research into Sound

In today's lesson we considered the importance of sound in films. The biggest consideration to take is: "what isn't present in a scene is just as important as the sound that is present in another". This is important with building suspense and engaging the audience during film openings, thus it is crucial we give careful considerations to the sound in our thriller opening. 

The websites: 
http://www.looperman.com 
http://www.incompetech.com/music/royalty-free 

are good for accessing royalty free music loops, acapellas and vocals. This is an important legal consideration to be taken. 

When looking over http://designingsound.org, I came across a series of interesting articles discussing the use of sound in film. One in particular, "DTS presents: Music Sound Design with Diego Stocco by Jack Menhorn" explores how soundtracks can be generated by playing unlikely sources. 



This video was particularly inspiring. For our thriller opening we have already considered making our own non-diegetic sounds to illustrate actions such as the kicking of the victim and the scuffling of the witness' shoes. 

This article was also useful: http://mixonline.com/post/features/movie_sound_effects/index.html

It gave me certain considerations to take on-board, for instance, the importance of sound and why it is used. A good example of this is "Although realism is important as a baseline, more often than not the recordings (or library recordings) get beefed up considerably."  

Things such as "A classic technique for making car chase sounds more exciting is to subtly layer in a lion (or other large animal) roaring to add to the tension of the sound. Although that’s become somewhat of cliché, it can be very effective." This has left me considering what can be put into our 2 minute thriller opening across the two different settings (the estate and the cafe) to emphasize the narrative and add to the suspense.