Music was a key part to any movie. Without it a film can be dull and boring. Music adds emotion and feelings, and so today Ellen and I tried to find a sound that would make the viewers of our Preliminary Task feel nervous and create tension. We started off by opening GarageBand, something neither of us had really worked with before but we were keen to learn. After listening to what we thought would fit into our film, we agreed upon the sound 'Pulse', which was a deep sort of drone. In order to upload it, we had to save it into iTunes then drag it into the chosen section of our film. The first time we used it was at the start. In the background there is distinct background noise and someone talking. We did not intend for this to be there but it actually worked out because it is based in a school and therefore there is bound to be caretakers, teachers or other pupils around. Because the sound is clearly in the distance, it made it seem as though there were people available to help, but she was unable to call for them which brough sympathy amongst the victim. A door then slam shuts, showing that her chance of help had gone, so this is where we placed our first clip of sound. The phone then starts ringing too but she is clearly unable to reach for it so we felt the music emphasized her helplessness. Our second clip of film is once the killer has walked away... There is a final zoom in high angle shot of the victim, so the sound here is used to show she is alone again and make the audience feel tense and anxious as to find out what will happen to her. We set the music to fade out on this bit as the killer walks away, leaving the audience unsure as to whether he is leaving or where he is going next. Music is not needed in the next section of our film because there is dialogue, and we didn't want music to distract the audience from what was being said. Finally, there is a ver short section of the sound at the end when the door slams shut; like the beginning of the film. The music emphasizes the sound of the door shut, and the closure of the scene as he walks away.
We used the same sound throughout our film because we wanted it to run smoothly, and if the audience felt tension from the first time they heard the sound, they would feel it again everytime they heard it again, knowing something is bound to happen. If we had used different sounds each time I feel it would have made our film look messy.
We saved it into our itune folder and then dragged it into a specific section of our film. We added it into three different sections of our film. It starts in the first shot, when the phone rings, then dies out after the phone stops ringing. It then begins again to coincide with the zooming in on the girls arm after being thrown down the stairs and continues through the section where the thriller is walking down the corridor.Eventually it restarts at the end when the credits skim across the screen, this is used to conclude the drama and tie up the horrific event which has taken place.I really like the music, it is not cliche and does not spoil the dramatic ambiance of the scenes. It is subtle and fades into the action to spook out the audience.
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