Planning Sound-Miss Georgiou

Planning Sound
04/12/13
Vasil Nikolov

In order to flavour our thriller and make it more interesting, the need of sound effects would be crucial to add. With these sound effect, not only would the thriller sound more interesting and scary, but it can also be a cheaper option rather than adding special effects when for example one of the characters is killed.

The importance of sound in a film is that it matches with the images and the audience during the film in order to create positive emotions from them towards the film. Planning is needed in order to match the correct sound to the correct frame in order for the audience to feel engaged with the film. If used properly, the sound effects can create enough tension to not have the need of a special effect. 

In our thriller, we will be using:

• Off-Screen Sound
• Silence
• Eerie music
• on-screen Sound

The first sound technique that we will use is on screen sound. An example would be when the camera makes a close up on the husband`s phone in order to be able to see that the screen has brighten up, showing a call forwarding. This directs the audience's attention to the phone as it gives them an incentive that it is an everyday situation with which the audience can relate to. The story so far does not move from equilibrium to disequilibrium.

The second sound technique is called a parallel sound. A parallel sound usually collides perfectly with the scene in order to create emotions within the audience such as: surprise, shock or suspense. We intend to use this technique when, the main character opens the door with the killer waiting in front of him. This is to create suspense and tension as the audience would start to sit on the edge of their seats. 

Thirdly an eerie music soundtrack will be used throughout the film, so that it makes the audience feel nervouse as they would assosciate the scary music with a bad event about to happen. This is to engage them, as if they are in the film.

Lastly the use of silence to create suspense and tension so that the audience can not sense that something is going to happen. An example would be the scene where the killer, kills the female (which is screaming) and the camera jumps to the candles.

http://freesound.org/people/Under7dude/sounds/163383/ (heavy breathing)

The sound of heavy breathing which is intended to be used in our opening sequence when the villain who is looking at the victim while she is taking out the trash. The villain is meant to be unidentifiable, which is why we will have to use a POV camera angle when he is walking. Another way to continue hiding his identity would be to use a mask and a hat in order for the audience to be interested in him.

Other Examples of sounds which we will use:

http://freesound.org/people/Mixedupmoviestuff/sounds/179222/ (stabbed cabbage/woman)

http://freesound.org/people/Loffy/sounds/89948/-(Car engine start)

http://freesound.org/people/Robinhood76/sounds/70225/ (For the passing by)

http://freesound.org/people/RadioOAF/sounds/141995/ (when he tryes to escape)

http://freesound.org/people/ancorapazzo/sounds/181632/ (gas cooker)