⋆˚࿔ Sound ⋆˚࿔

 

Hey guys!! 

So today, I will be talking about sound in our film opener!! 

Sound in film is an extremely important aspect. Sound and visuals go hand in hand but I also like to think of sound as another way to tell a story. When combined, sound and visuals form a connection and enhance a storyline. 

We have not gotten to editing our opener yet but have a plan for when we approach the editing process. To start, since our opener is Christmas-themed, we thought it would be most appropriate to add Christmas music. We knew we wanted something comforting, so this was a big consideration when we looked online. We chose to use non-copyrighted instrumental music, as the other option was to seek proper permission for copyrighted music. However, we all agreed that doing so would most likely take a long time to receive consent and just was not a realistic option. The instrumental we settled for is called "Canon and Variation".  Since our opener also involves drama and thriller, we plan to slow down the music at the part where the main event occurs. This way, it adds suspense and gives our opener a more unsettling feeling. 

Our opener also includes some diegetic sound. Diegetic sound is sound that is created during the actual filming process. Our main source of digetic sound is the dialogue between the characters. We are also planning to include some sound effects in our opener. For instance, in the last scene, we want to add faint sirens in the background in the shots where the food is being prepared, we want to add cooking sounds. As for how we captured sound in our opener, we captured it directly into the camera, also known as single system audio capture. We thought this would be a good option so we did not have to sync the audio later on. 

Overall, I feel like my group and I had some great ideas for sound in our project. These are the plans for now but there may be some changes later on when we actually edit. 

Stay tuned for more!! ;)