Production: Sound

As mentioned before in the sound sourcing section of my planning, Amber and I were both undecided on whether we would use sound effects in our film based on our idea that the diagetic and ambient sound would set the tone of the short film. However, after watching our first draft of the opening scenes, we decided that sound would allow for us to portray the tone of each scene better than if we just used the sound made in the scene itself.

We have both found a copyright-free sound effects/music website named Freesound which allows us to download a range of professional and amateur sound effects. All the sound effects that we feel are neccessary will be downloaded from this website as there is a huge range of sounds to choose from. The effects that we feel are neccessary for our production include creepy background noises such as a child's laughter or a child crying, or other effects surrounding children's activities such as nursery rhymes and children's toys.

The sound used in the opening scene reflects the idea that silence builds the tension within the scene. Our opening scenes all contain a backing track that has an ominous tone to it, which is then cut short by the sound of a falling object. After this occurs, all fades to silence so that the audience will focus mainly on the actions of the protagonist and their expressions of worry in this scene.

Below is an example of non-diagetic soundtrack that we will use in the production of our short film: