Sound planning

PLanning sound

Sound is also one of the most important elements of the thriller genre as well. It is widely used across the genre to create tension and surprise the audience through a range of different techniques and sound types. It gives the audience a sense of the future events that are going to take place in the scene. Planning is required because we need to have a clear idea of how and when the sounds are going to take place in our sequence. Each sound that we will be using will relate to the images/footage that is in the opening sequence.

Soundtrack, Off Screen, Non-Diagetic - This sound will be used at the start of the sequence and will be low pitched, it will be used to build up tension until the first character will be seen in the film. It will be used at different noise level and will be apparent at the start but will then fade in and out during the course of the film. This is conventional to a film under the thriller genre as it builds up tension for the audience. It will do this by engaging them more in the scene This sound will bring to the audience a sense of mystery as already they can determine the genre of the film.

Wind/Rain, Off Screen, Dietetic - This sound will be used throughout most of the scene as it is background noise it will purely be for effect on the viewer. It will act as making the scene feel more realistic for the audience so it makes it easy to relate to the scene. It will alike the soundtrack fade in and out depending on different noises in the scene. These sounds are conventional to the thriller genre as most thrillers tend to take place at night time in these particularly harsh conditions.

High Pitched, Off Screen, Non-Dietetic - This sound will be used when the teenagers turn around for the audience to find out that the antagonist has disappeared and has become the killer in the audiences view. It will have a sudden impact on the audience in the way that the sound will not be expected and will make the audience jump and be on the edge of their seats. This is conventional to the thriller genre because it makes the audience emotionally fragile as the events of the film have dramatically been placed apon them.

Scream in the distance, Off Screen, Diagetic - This will be used when the teenagers hears a scream in the background and gets distracted from the killer. It will be a direct scream that the character and the audience will both hear without a warning making the audience able to further bond with the characters as they are experiencing the same situation. This sound is conventional to the thriller genre as is symbolizes that a character etc, has been placed in trouble.

I think that my sequence with the added element of sound and the various different ones will be more effective in creating the main elements of the thriller genre, surprise, suspense. They are conventional sounds that the audience will recognize throughout the genre. These sounds will allow the audience to be manipulated to feel different emotions/feelings depending on each sound. By planning my sounds it is easy to see how sound plays a massive role in creating a successful thriller opening scene it allows the audience to become more engaged and bond with the characters. And without the element of sound it would be easy for the audience to loose interest in the scene.