Hello everyone, since we have gathered and researched the sounds that would best fit our film opening, now it is time to put these sounds into scenes that can correspond to its theme. As we have learned from our research, sounds in a horror-thriller are placed into a narrative where they need to be placed. I will apply the editing skills of isolating and balancing the volume between the background music and the film opening, so the audio is placed in a proper manner and then synced in properly.
Adjusting Background Music:
I adjusted the background music by placing it so it stayed synced for the duration of the film opening.
Introduction:
For the introduction, I started off by utilizing the background music known as “Something In The Woods.” I utilized the first one minute as the first half of the film opening was leading toward the intensity and suspense of what would be revealed next. I did this by fading in the first three seconds of the sound, so it fades in properly and balances with the flow of the scenes.
Sign scene:
Then, when the camera pans toward the sign, I changed the background music to one known as “Creepy Atmosphere” to enhance the sound of something dangerous being revealed or hinted at. The way I was able to blend into the next sound was by fading in and out. Honestly, for the background music, I was able to have appropriate results where the sounds blended together because of their similar tempo and soundscape.
Garage scene:
When entering the garage, I was able to shift the background music to one where the tempo was higher with its bass violins. This brought suspense and tension for the audience to be fully entertained by what would happen next and fit the genre code of the dark garage setting.
Here are the results of how the background music of my film opening was applied, and here are some progress photos where I show you how I utilized putting these sounds together to blend in with one another.
Adding Sound Effects:
For the most part, adding the sound effects was not really a challenge. Based on my past editing experience, I was fully aware of what the right time was to put a certain sound effect into a certain theme for a scene.
Logo scene:
First, I sequenced the sound for my logo to bring momentum to the display of my logo. I just did not want to leave it with no sound. The timing to decide where to place it took time, but it was successfully met with precise results.
Antagonist running scene:
For instance, during the scene when the antagonist runs toward the protagonist, the way I was able to blend the transition from the background music toward the “jumpscare sound effect” to indicate that the antagonist is running toward him was by extending the fade-in for the “jumpscare,” so the sound transitions in a manner where there is no delay or sudden notice of a sound shift. It was as if the sound was included in the background music. This requirement was successfully met by fading out the background music during the scene when the box is opened.
Garage closing scene:
I created a smooth transition for the garage closing by extending the fade-in to avoid any sudden notice of the sound or delay. This helped the sound blend into the thrilling sound effect during the transition from the body being placed on the floor to the antagonist picking it up. This method of organizing the sound effects made sure they were used at the right time and did not have sudden delays in where they needed to be placed.
Whisper scene:
I made sure that the sound effects I was using had meaning toward the scene’s output. One example of the way I utilized this was by having a creepy violin when the antagonist does an evil whisper during the scene when he tells, “it kinda is you know,” when asked about the garage opening. I was once again able to utilize the extension of the fade-in and fade-out, which helped connect with the pacing of the scene with the sound.
Backyard body scene:
Non-diegetic sounds were also taken into account where I placed the sounds at the right time at the given moment of the scene transitioning toward the body being placed in the backyard.
Ending transition:
Then, the sounds were concluded with the whistle sound effect, “Liese,” This sound was placed at the right time during the transiton towards the body being killed with the chainsaw towards the final scene of the body being placed in the black bag. There was a bell sound effect that help divide out the clip. The sound helped me not abrupt the transitons or cause certain delays or pauses for the next scene to be prevailed. have a smooth transition toward the smash, trunk slam, and then the title card.
Reflection:
Not only did I research what sounds and background music would fit my film opening, but I was also able to figure out exactly where to place these sounds in each scene and in the correct order. After placing the sounds, I was honestly surprised by how perfectly they blended together. There were no issues with sudden delays because I used the fade-in and fade-out feature, which helped the sounds transition smoothly.
At this point, I am happy to say that the sounds for my film opening have been finalized, and we are almost done with the bulk of the editing. I just need to add a couple of final touches, and then we will finally reach the moment we have been anticipating. Honestly, my research did pay off when it came to teach me that sounds elevate a horror thriller by providing certain jump scares or schemes that helps bring tensions and suspense. To simplify, sounds have their own meaning and their placements which we have to asses when is the right time to place them based on evaluating our scenes.
For now, I will sign off,
See ya guys in da next post!
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