Film- sound and editing

SOUND

 

The sound which we chose to use is called 'The House Of Leaves' we chose this soundtrack as it went very well with our film opening as it gave a sense of gradual panic which increased within time. It also has a smooth 'scary' effect as it makes the audience build their sense of panic aswell with the music.

 

 

The sound clip is licenced under:

The House of Leaves Kevin MacLeod

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

However according to the Licensed documents, we are allowed to use this clip in our own work as long it has been mentioned who the owner is (as stated above).

 

 

 

 

EDITING

 

 

 

Most of our editing was done in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. This was because this software is simple and straight forward which incuded most the aspects needed to edit our film.

 

 

When it came to the editing fase I found a few difficulties such as taking about the background camera noise. I attempted to get over this issue by downloading another software which can be used in Premiere Pro, called Neat video. However, this was not successful in taking away noise levels. I then realised it would be done through the noise levels itself in premiere pro effects. Although there still may be a little background noise in the film which I could not overcome.

 

 

In the begining of the film clip, the dream sequence has been edited in a fast pace to represent the fright and mirror the pace of the music. This builds up tension in the audience and can tell the characters view aswell. Once the character has woken up the pace of editing slows down as she takes her time to go downstairs and read her birthday messages. When she reaches the living room and sees the t.v is on, the pace of editing starts to increase again to get the audience to build a bond with the characters feelings and her fright.

The sound level for the phone ringing was purposely increased to make the audience aswell as the character jump in shock of the call.

 

 

I created the title of PLATINUM PRODCTIONS in the begining of the clip with a ray of 'sheen' lighting.

 

 

One problem which I found was the graininess of the film. This was due to the camera which we had to use given to us from school. Due to the camera given we encountered a high level of graininess. I tried to download another software called Neat video, to take it away, however even with many tries it would not work, so therefore left the footage as it is and hopefully next time will be able to overcome this issue.

Mise-en-scene and sound

Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is important in all films including horror films. Mise-en-scene is important in horror films as it can tell the audience the time period the film is set in, who are the victims through the way they act, who is the attacker/ villain, who the main protagonist/s are etc.

Low key lighting tends to be used in horror films to create a suspence e.g. lighting behind the attacker (his/ her face is hidden), deep, distinct shadows, sillouettes are formed. Horror films tend to have low light to make it look dark.

In certain horror films a prop is used e.g. the murder weapon being an axe or knife. This helps to build up a tension as the main protagonist/s will be aware of the prop and would/ will try to stay clear or out of arms reach from the attacker with the weapon. A film that uses a knife as the murder weapon is Scream.

The setting/ location of a horror film is usually set/ located somewhere where it is deserted, looks scary or has a story/ history to the area. (See link for information about famous horror movie settings/ location: http://thefw.com/real-life-horror-movie-locations/)

Sound

Sound is very important/ powerful in horror films as they make certain scenes more scarier due to the non-diagetic sound that is being played. Without sound most scenes won't look scary or be able to scare the audience as they watch.
 By doing research I've realised that orchestral music are used for sound in majority of horror films as by playing/ using certain instruments such as the violin, it can make a specific scene seem scary.

Psyco- Shower killing scene (sound/ music)

"There is an audio sequence in horror films that most people recognize. A long eerie musical build-up of strings or horns as the victim approaches a closed door (for example), followed by a violent orchestral hit as the victim opens the door to encounter whatever is hidden behind it. This is a type of musical cue that is quite common in horror films. Whenever the audience hears this build-up, it knows that something is going to happen." (Quoted from:http://www.eng.umu.se/monster/john/sound_music.htm)