Sound is vital to thriller films as sound is what stirs emotions and creates tension. Planning is required to produce a good soundtrack and good use of sounds in the thriller opening sequence to build suspense and create emotion amongst the audience, this is my main aim from my sounds, to provoke a reaction from the audience from the sounds that I use in my Thriller opening sequence. The sound that is used in the opening sequence should be linked in with the pictures on the screen, which creates a high level of suspense.
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. the soundtrack will be faded in and become louder, the soundtrack will have a steady beat. which is conventional to the thriller genre as it creates suspense. This helps create a relationship between the audience and the characters, which in turn will create a suspenseful atmosphere.
High Pitched, Off Screen, Non-Diagetic - This sound will be used when the teenager turns around for the audience to find out that the antagonist has gone missing, and will also be used when the Young girl is seen behind the character. This sound is specifically used in the highly suspenseful moments in the thriller genre. The main aim of the sound is to be scary for the audience,and intensify the suspense in the scene, which builds a relationship between the audience and the characters.
Scream in the distance, Off Screen, Diagetic - The scream will happen when the teenager is looking at the young girl. It will be a direct scream that the character and the audience will both hear, this scream then leads to the disappearance of the girl, so the scream then intrigues the male into investigating where the scream came from. This scream is only used to give a meaning to the narrative, and it is a key part to the narrative of the opening sequence, at this point the male character is also seen to be in danger, which builds the relationship between the audience and the characters once again.
The sounds that I am planning to use in my opening sequence are important to the atmosphere that the opening sequence has and the overall narrative of the thriller as the sounds are key to the relationship that the audience have with the characters and the events on screen making sense. This is why I believe that the sounds will give the opening sequence a more effective and interesting narrative that is conventional to the thriller genre.
You have provided a basic explanation of some of sound techniques you plan on using within your sequence; however, you have not explained what you hope these sound technqiues will create and why.
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