Thursday 21 November 2013

Planning Sound - Miss Miller

One sound technique we are going to use is diegetic sound, we are going to use this in the format that it is the victim's heartbeat, this enables the audience to become involved in the sequence, this also helps build upon the element of suspense, a key element and convention in the thriller genre. This is because as the heartbeat speeds up the audience knows that something is going to happen, knowing that something is going to happen they begin to feel the suspense as they are waiting for it to happen, not knowing when it will.

Another diegetic sound we are going to use is going to be the heavy breathing of the victim, this again enables the audience to become involved in the sequence, the heavy breathing lets the audience know that the victim is running out of breath and that they might be caught, this then builds upon suspense again as they know she is going to get caught and that they begin to just wait for it, this is makes it conventional of the thriller genre. We are going to use this when the victim is begin chased through the forest, with the diegetic sound simply adding to the suspense.

In the thriller sequence, we are going to use silence, this is when there is no sound at all and is a good at building up suspense in the scene, therefore we are going to use it right at the point before the victim is going to get caught, when she is hiding in the forest, this is the optimal point of suspense. Again the silence applies that she is going to get caught and that audience are just waiting to watch, because this builds up suspense its a key element in the thriller genre.

Another diegetic sound is one of the key factors which builds up the suspense in our thriller opening, this is the use of a soundtrack. The soundtrack is going to begin as soon as the killer in seen in the scene, and is going to play throughout right until the very moment the victim's phone begins to rings, our soundtrack is going to be a constant beat in the soundtrack which is constantly building, there is then gong to be a break in the soundtrack, this shows the audience that there is a change in the atmosphere and that something is going to happen, this then builds up the suspense. This is conventional of the thriller genre as they are often used to give this same effect.

Overall, I believe that sound is a key element used to build up suspense in thriller films, and the effect of suspense would not be as strong without it. I also believe that sound plays a strong part in involving the audience in the film and really helps them build up relationships with the characters/

1 comment:

  1. You have provided a good analysis of the sounds you intend on using within your sequence, explaining what they will create for the audience; however, you need to elaborate on your reasons further by explaining WHY they create have analysed the same tecnhique three times.

    To improve your post you need to:
    1) Anlyse three DIFFERENT sound techniques (can change one to parallel/on screen sound?)
    2) Explain WHY the sounds used create a certain reaction within the audience
    3) Explain WHY they are conventional
    4) Explain how and why the audience are able to build a relationhsip with characters as a result of sound used
    5) Elaborate upon your summary by explaining how you think your sequence will be better/more conventional through the use of cinematography analysed
    6) Include an introduction explaining why cinematography is important within films and why we need to plan it before filming

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