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| U-21 FILM EXTRACT: Film Sequence Evaluation. (Soundtrack) |
| Monday 2 March 2009 |
| Film Sequence Evaluation. (Soundtrack) |
Our chosen genre for our sequence was Psychological thriller, which influenced how I created the soundtrack and how the rest of the group made decisions about location, costumes, camera work and the final piecing together when the sequence was edited. The decisions i made to make the soundtrack conform to the Psychological thriller genre included how i attempted to create a build-up of tension. this I achieved by using a number of sounds at certain points, for example when the camera tracks Sheridan's character up the stairs you get a sudden sight of the psycho which I used an unnatural noise that added to the jumpy and tense atmosphere.
These decisions helped develop the narrative of my specific area of micro responsibility (sound). Other aspects that helped this was the need to work closely with the editor so the soundtrack relates to the sequence. This meant changing a large amount of the soundtrack to fit into it precisely as the original draft was way too short.
As a group we discussed our original ideas and put them into a story board, from this I created the draft soundtrack, knowing that some changes are going to need to be made, as the director and editor adapted the plan to improve it.
The response I was after from the audience was for them to feel the tension throughout the sequence, and hopefully my area of micro responsibility will help it be a success. From feedback we received there was good and bad points to the soundtrack, for example: "Diagetic sound is too quiet (overshadowed by sound)" I didn’t think this was such a bad mistake as there is very little diagetic sound, only things such as: Opening of doors, the brief dialogue at the beginning and the sound of Sheridan's character walking. But if we got the chance to tone down the soundtrack then it should be simple enough.
Good feedback we received was: "suitable soundtrack, changes the mood as it progresses". This was our main aim for the Soundtrack so was pleased with the response.
My technical skill enabled the group to proceed swiftly throughout the project. The fact I take film studies as well as media studies helped me become familiar with the programmes needed to complete the task of making a soundtrack.
Overall I believe our film sequence was a success but would say there are few things that could be improved.Labels: Jam |
posted by AS Film Studies Students @ 03:37  |
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