Audio Elements

For audio, we were thinking for the family dinner table; the audience will hear the family talking, the places and silverware, and gulps of food and drinks. These n oises will be diegetic and will be coming directly from the actors voices and foley sounds.

There is an ominous musical buildup until it goes silent and the family dissapears, leaving the kid alone. Then the killer appears, and we were thinking of adding a sting of a knife sharpening before we see the man about to kill the father, adding a lot of anxiety and buildup to the moment when he drops the knife and we hear the main character yell.

Then the killer leaves and the family appears, confused on why the kid yelled. The kid then runs out of the house, and you can hear the door slam. We are going to use Foley for the footsteps as well as the door closing. We want to make them sound loud and fast to add how frantic the character is moving. And maybe make him topple over some furniture to make it seem more realistic. We could implement the foley noise by using a shoe hitting the ground or using heavy shoes to make it louder than it should be.

We got that from this video: Foley Footsteps with Susan Fitz-Simon

After he runs out, he goes to the car and slams the door. He also starts the car, and he steps on the gas, so we can add that with Foley or use a database on the internet. We also hear the phone ringing when he calls the therapist and the conversation he has with her. This will all be diegetic noise, and we will most likely add a low, scary song in the back to keep the audience on their feet throughout the film opening.

That is it for today. Thank you for reading. Next blog will be about our filming location. We will most likely film the first part of it on Wednesday, the 5th. So be ready!